Keir Starmer admits mistakes and plans speech on closer EU ties

10 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 9

After heavy local election losses, the prime minister faces growing pressure from Labour MPs, ministers and unions, with Monday's speech and Wednesday's King's Speech seen as crucial tests.
Starmer said Labour had failed to show enough hope or how change would improve lives, while Downing Street brought in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as unpaid advisers.
Despite Labour's large Commons majority, losses to Reform UK and the Greens have intensified leadership speculation, though no clear challenger has emerged and allies warn another contest could deepen the crisis.

With voters flocking to Reform and the Greens, is Britain's two-party system collapsing for good?

Will Labour defy history and oust its own Prime Minister without a clear successor waiting?

Can a risky pivot towards the European Union save Keir Starmer's failing premiership?