Chris Mason: Emphatic win leaves Starmer with big decision on leadership
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?

What is Burnham's path to becoming Labour leader and PM?
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

How could MPs who want Sir Keir Starmer to be replaced force a leadership contest and who could stand?

Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win against Reform represents remarkable personal success
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.

US-Iran talks postponed as Vance pulls out of Switzerland trip
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

Lebanon meanwhile says 18 people were killed in clashes in the south and the IDF reports four soldiers killed, despite a truce meant to be in place in the country.