Keir Starmer is facing challenges within his party less than 15 months after becoming Britain’s prime minister
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Sunday Sept. 28, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
By JILL LAWLESS – Associated Press
2 hours ago
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Keir Starmer never had much of a political honeymoon. Now some members of his political party are considering divorce.
Little more than a year after winning power in a landslide, Britain’s prime minister is fighting to keep the support of his party, and to fend off Nigel Farage, whose hard-right Reform UK has a consistent lead in opinion polls.
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Government rocked by setbacks
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Immigration is a flashpoint
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