What changed in the two years since Keir Starmer brought the Labour Party back into power for the first time since 2010? Quite frankly, everything.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party suffered major losses in local elections held across Britain last week. So far, Starmer has rejected calls for his resignation.

Brexit divisions resurfaced within Britain’s Labour Party after Wes Streeting resigned and backed closer EU ties, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid a leadership challenge.

Wes Streeting arrives at the Progress Conference at Convene in London, Saturday May 16, 2026. (Jeff Moore/PA via AP) Wes Streeting speaks at the Progress Conference at Convene in London, Saturday May 16,

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s days appear numbered after Labour’s recent electoral drubbing. Yet the party’s problems go well beyond its choice of leader — and won’t be solved by his departure.

But Keir Starmer won an election by a landslide and led his party to victory after 14 years out of power. So why is he looking at a probable leadership challenge after less than two years in office? It is true that Starmer faced deep problems left by the Conservatives,

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces an unprecedented challenge to the viability of his leadership after the Labour Party lost a series of elections, ceding ground to both the left and the right.

The UK Labour government found itself in a crisis amid growing voter dissatisfaction with the Starmer administration

Andy Burnham's allies have accused Labour leadership rival Wes Streeting of deliberately trying to undermine the Greater Manchester Mayor's Makerfield by-election campaign. Mr Streeting, who threw his weight behind Mr Burnham contesting the Brexit-backing seat,