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Lack of female Labour leader ‘a huge deal’ for party, says Lisa Nandy

A certain view of what a Labour leader looks like has helped prevent the party elect a woman to the role, Lisa Nandy has said. The shadow levelling up secretary, who ran for party leader in 2020, described the fact Labour has never elected a female ...

13 May 2023 at 17:00

Who is Vaughan Gething?

Vaughan Gething, Wales’ economy minister, became the first of two men to declare they wanted to be the next first minister of Wales. As voting opens in the Welsh Labour leadership race, here is everything you need to know about him. Mr Gething ...

16 Feb 2024 at 02:45

Who is Jeremy Miles?

Wales’ education minister Jeremy Miles is one of the two men hoping to become the next first minister of Wales. As voting opens in the Welsh Labour leadership contest, here is everything you need to know about the man standing to become the ...

16 Feb 2024 at 02:45

Next first minister of Wales to be revealed on Saturday

The result of the race to become the next first minister of Wales will be revealed on Saturday. Jeremy Miles, the current Minister for Education and Welsh Language, and Vaughan Gething, the Minister for the Economy, have been competing to ...

15 Mar 2024 at 13:28

Starmer to gather new-look Cabinet as deputy leader race gets under way

Sir Keir Starmer will hold the first meeting of his new-look Cabinet on Tuesday as the race to replace Angela Rayner as deputy Labour leader gets under way. Sir Keir’s official spokesman said his message to the “refreshed, reshaped” ...

09 Sept 2025 at 00:20

Bridget Phillipson believes she is victim of sexist briefings

Cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson said she “completely” believes she has been on the receiving end of sexist briefings. The Education Secretary also said there is an “irony” to reports which suggest she is Downing Street’s ...

24 Sept 2025 at 17:17

Burnham refuses to rule out challenging for Labour leadership

Andy Burnham has refused to rule out challenging Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party. Facing repeated questions on the issue, the mayor of Greater Manchester repeatedly deflected and said he was not in a ...

20 Nov 2025 at 10:48

Starmer dismisses coup talk as wasted time and praises Burnham’s work as mayor

Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed talk of leadership challenges as “wasted” time, as he declined to reprimand Andy Burnham for fuelling coup speculation. The Prime Minister evaded a question on a potential future bid to ...

21 Nov 2025 at 13:44

Labour chiefs warned not to rig by-election selection to block Burnham

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned by Labour MPs and union chiefs not to perform a “stich-up” to prevent Andy Burnham potentially returning to Westminster. Mr Burnham, long viewed as a potential rival to the Prime ...

23 Jan 2026 at 16:50

Labour MPs to gather amid speculation over Burnham Westminster bid

Labour MPs will gather amid speculation that Andy Burnham could seek to stand for a Westminster by-election and challenge the Prime Minister’s authority. The conference of Labour’s north-west England MPs will ...

24 Jan 2026 at 08:49

What next for embattled Starmer after Mandelson scandal?

Sir Keir Starmer’s position as Labour leader is looking increasingly precarious, with fury over his handling of the Lord Mandelson scandal coming on top of dismal opinion poll ratings which have left MPs ...

06 Feb 2026 at 10:27

Morgan McSweeney out, what next for Sir Keir Starmer?

Sir Keir Starmer’s position as Labour leader is looking increasingly precarious following the departure of his key aide Morgan McSweeney. With fury over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal ...

09 Feb 2026 at 11:13

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