Miatta Fahnbulleh
Coverage of Miatta Fahnbulleh in the Nexus archive.
- Andy Burnham soft-launches his premiership
Andy Burnham, Britain's presumptive next prime minister, outlined a vision for decentralizing power from Whitehall and reindustrializing forgotten towns during a speech in Manchester. He emphasized a state-led approach to housing, utilities, and infrastructure but provided limited policy details, focusing instead on themes of hope and possibility. Burnham is set to take office following Keir Starmer's resignation, with his team working to finalize a detailed program behind the scenes.
- Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister after devastating Labour revolt and local election losses
Keir Starmer resigned as British prime minister following a Labour Party revolt and significant local election losses. The resignation followed internal pressure, ministerial resignations, and criticism over handling of the Iran conflict and Reform UK's electoral gains.
- Starmer doubles down on his resolve to stay in office despite calls in UK for him step down
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls to step down after the Labour Party suffered devastating losses in local elections, but he has reiterated his resolve to stay in office. Housing, communities and local government minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has stepped down and urged Starmer to do the same. The UK government is under pressure to demonstrate its vision and mandate for change.