Mark Paul

Mark Paul

London Correspondent

Mark Paul is London Correspondent for The Irish Times

Starmer set for showdown with leadership rival Wes Streeting

Embattled UK prime minister set for talks with one of the main contenders for his job after a day of drama at Westminster

Starmer’s stubborn stand: Boris Johnson’s ghost looms large as Labour turn the screw

Besieged UK prime minister finds himself exactly where Tory leader was four years ago

Who could replace Keir Starmer as UK prime minister?

If a leadership battle gets under way, these Labour politicians may be the key runners and riders

Keir Starmer clings on as Labour ministers call on him to resign

Several cabinet members were understood to have called for him to set out a timetable for his departure as UK prime minister

Keir Starmer left to face the music as trickle of dissenters becomes a flood

With British king due in parliament on Wednesday, focus shifts to Wes Streeting as more Labour MPs call on UK prime minister to go

If cabinet members start resigning, Keir Starmer is probably finished

Labour leader under pressure from within his ranks of MPs as he prepares fightback speech

Keir Starmer makes pitch to deepen EU-UK ties as he fights for his job

Labour leader and UK prime minister facing backbench revolt over elections disaster

Titanic dive widow: ‘We left London as a family of four and we returned as a unit of two’

‘We left London as a family of four. And we returned as a unit of two’

UK elections: Labour suffers historic loss in Wales, Reform gains over 1,000 England seats

Prime minister Keir Starmer says he ‘won’t walk away’ despite damaging results across UK

UK elections: Labour’s status as a national party in Britain could be under threat

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK records rampant success as Keir Starmer’s nightmare deepens

How a French journalist was almost signed up as a Reform UK candidate

Le Monde writer says Nigel Farage’s party cold-called her to run in Thursday’s locals

Westminster braces for awkward squad of Celtic nationalists seeking to break up UK

What happens if Irish, Scottish and Welsh nationalists end up negotiating with Nigel Farage’s English nationalists in power?

Keir Starmer could make a bold move on Brexit to avoid being pushed out of office

Pressure on the UK prime minister is set to rise this week

‘Name one thing invented by the Irish that improved the world? Zero’ – Local elections heat up in London

Suburban ward of North Harrow shows old battles between Labour and Tories haven’t gone away, you know

Will Zack Polanski be more successful than Corbyn in tackling anti-Semitism?

UK Green Party leader is hoping to eat into Labour’s vote from the left in local elections this week

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