Starmer is 'in office but not in power' opposition leader Badenoch says

Kemi Badenoch expressed doubts over Keir Starmer's ability to govern as prime minister on Wednesday after the king's speech set out the government's legislative agenda for the year to come. The Labour leader has faced growing discontent from MPs since the party suffered a historic defeat in last week's local elections Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 UK politics live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/13/keir-starmer-labour-party-prime-minister-leadership-wes-streeting-kings-speech-latest-news-updates Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/13/wes-streeting-plans-to-resign-and-mount-leadership-challenge-allies-say The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive #keirstarmer #wesstreeting #kemibadenoch #uk #politics #labourleadership