## 01/09/2026. Sir Kier Starmer Resigns as an MP. The former Prime Minister has resigned as an MP and there will shorty be a by-election in his Holborn and St Pancras Constituency. ## 31/08/2026. Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle. A Shadow Cabinet reshuffle is underway. Early changes include Dame Priti Patel DBE MP and Sir Mel Stride leaving their posts and being replaced by Andrew Griffith MP (Shadow Chancellor) and Tom Tugendhat MBE MP (Shadow Foreign Secretary). Also with Claire Coutinho MP to become Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade. ## 25/10/2025. Rt Hon. Lucy Powell MP Elected as new Labour Party Deputy Leader. She defeated fellow Labour MP Bridget Phillipson in the members vote winning by 54% to 46% on a turnout of 16.6% of the eligible vote. ## 24/10/2025. Lindsay Whittle (Plaid Cymru) Wins the Senedd Caerphilly By-election. ## 15/09/2025. Danny Kruger MP Defects from the Conservatives to Reform UK.