Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

⁠Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong ‌as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest may not be far off. In a make-or-break speech speech on Monday, the leader of the ruling Labour Party said that he remains ⁠the ⁠man to deliver change and will take responsibility for fulfilling his party’s electoral promises. Recommended Stories list of 3 items end of list Labour came to power in July 2024 in a landslide victory, following 14 years of Conservative Party rule. Since then, Starmer’s popularity has tanked while support for the anti-immigration party, Reform UK, led by Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage, has soared. In local elections last week, Labour lost more than 1,460 council seats in England – most of them won by Reform – in the worst election results suffered by a governing party in more than three decades. It has prompted calls from MPs for Starmer to resign. So far, he has refused to consider that, describing his government as a “10-year ‌project” while conceding that the party under his leadership has made mistakes. Why is pressure on Starmer mounting now? Discontent with Starmer’s leadership has been increasing over the past year. That could be seen clearly last week in the heavy losses in English local elections and parliamentary votes in Scotland and Wales. …