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Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham speaks to the media outside a pub in Wigan ahead of the 18 June Makerfield by-election, in Wigan, Britain, on 5 June 2026. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Andy Burnham: Britain's premier-in-waiting

The charismatic former Mayor of Manchester is widely regarded as the frontrunner to become the next UK prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation

Con Coughlin 28 June 2026
Al Majalla

The fall of Keir Starmer

His timid reign served as a how-not-to guide in the exercise of power

 John Kampfner 23 June 2026
A banner for Labour's Andy Burnham is pictured in the garden of a residential property in Ashton-in-Makerfield, west of Manchester in north-west England on 3 June 2026, ahead of the Makerfield by-election. OLI SCARFF / AFP

Burnham and Streeting: possible Starmer successors?

As the walls seem to be closing in the UK premier's grip on power, these men are promising change

Bryn Haworth 14 June 2026
Migrants disembark from a lifeboat on the southeast coast of England after being picked up at sea while crossing the English Channel from France on 16 August 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Lower migrant numbers hand Starmer a rare political win

Since he implemented new restrictions, net migration to the UK fell to 171,000 in 2025, almost half the number seen in 2024

Con Coughlin 05 June 2026
A would-be challenger to the unpopular Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer may soon be elected as a Member of Parliament. AFP/Reuters/Al Majalla

Britain's next leader could be made in little-known Makerfield

In a constituency just outside Manchester, voters could soon elect a challenger to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, but this is Brexit territory, as the nationalist Reform party of Nigel Farage knows.

Bryn Haworth 30 May 2026
Al Majalla

Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago

Con Coughlin 13 May 2026
Al Majalla

Farage emerges as viable PM contender amid Labour losses

Labour's disastrous showing in the local elections and gains made by the Reform party have sparked calls for Starmer to step down, but he remains defiant

Con Coughlin 11 May 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

UK local elections: is Labour doomed?

Starmer's government has spectacularly failed on multiple counts

Bryn Haworth 07 May 2026
Reuters/Al Majalla

The scandal that won't quit: Mandelson appointment continues to stalk Starmer

Despite the controversy's ongoing shelf life, the UK premier insists he will not step down from office, dismissing such speculation as unfounded "rumours".

Con Coughlin 27 April 2026
Eduardo Ramon

Starmer's Epstein scandal defence falls on deaf ears

The publication of highly damaging files detailing Epstein's relationship with Lord Mandelson who Starmer appointed as UK ambassador to the US has sparked fierce backlash across the political spectrum

Con Coughlin 17 February 2026
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China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla-Reuters
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From the war on terror to networked security

07 September 2026

The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib
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Culture & Social Affairs

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

06 September 2026

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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