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We asked who should be the next Labour leader - and the results gave a shocking favourite

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Thu May 28 20:41:00 IST 2026
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Sir Keir Starmer remains under escalating pressure as Prime Minister, with speculation mounting over a potential leadership challenge in the Labour Party. A recent poll has revealed who the Daily Express readers believe should be the next leader of the party.

Labour suffered heavy local election defeats across England, Scotland and Wales earlier this month which sparked crisis in the party. They lost power in Wales after 27 years, while Nigel Farage's Reform UK and Zack Polanski's Green Party made huge gains. The defeats have led to a number of cabinet resignations including Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who said he had lost confidence in the Prime Minister to lead the party into the next General Election. Meanwhile, nearly 90 Labour MPs publicly called for Starmer to resign and former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair recently accused him of having "no coherent plan".

A total of 3,927 readers voted in a recent Daily Express poll to determine who should be the next leader of the Labour Party. Of these, 437 said Starmer should remain in his position while 413 voted for Al Carns.

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The current MP for Birmingham Selly Oak is the UK Minister for the Armed Forces. He is a highly decorated former Royal Marines officer and continues to be a rising figure within the Labour Party.

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Meanwhile, 335 people voted for Andy Burnham to be the next leader of the party. MP Josh Simons recently announced his resignation from the safe seat of Makerfield to create a vacancy for the Manchester Mayor.

Elsewhere, 176 people voted for Wes Streeting, 60 for Angela Rayner and 33 for Ed Miliband. Meanwhile, there were 1,720 votes for "other" and 753 "don't know".

However, Starmer has insisted he will not "walk away" from Downing Street. Any leadership hopefuls will need to secure the backing of 81 Labour MPs to mount a challenge against the current Prime Minister.

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