More than a decade after failing in his bid to become UK prime minister, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has emerged as a key player in efforts to remove Keir Starmer from the post he once sought.
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Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback: Take our Survey New Window Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift By Alex Morales and Alex Wickham May 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC Bookmark Save More than a decade after failing in his bid to become UK prime minister, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has emerged as a key player in efforts to remove Keir Starmer from the post he once sought.
Miliband’s push to lead Labour to victory in the 2015 general election ended in bitter defeat after a three-year-long lead in the polls fizzled and the electorate delivered then-Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron an unexpected majority. Eleven years later, he’s at the center of maneuvering to install a new leader from the Labour Party’s soft left to replace the badly-damaged Starmer, according to people familiar with the matter.
