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UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

Andy Burnham. Starmer’s government has been in power since 2024, when it ended 14 years

Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’

Andy Burnham, intends to run on a promise to challenge Starmer for the party leadership

Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs paving the way for potential leadership bid

Andy Burnham is unable to run from outside parliament. Rayner suggested she could enter any leadership

Starmer to say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ in major make-or-break speech to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live

Andy Burnham as leader), and **Keir Starmer** delivers what you could see as a hustings

‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

Andy Burnham, has suggested financial markets would “have to fall into line” should the Greater

Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) – and deeply frustrated that their man is unable to challenge

‘They lost a historic opportunity’: Ken Loach laments Your Party infighting

Andy Burnham out of the running because he’s just slightly to the left.” Land

Potential leadership challengers jostle for positions as PM's allies warn of 'chaos'

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, currently marooned outside Parliament and so unable to take

Another crunch moment for Starmer as he pleads with Labour MPs not to topple him

Andy Burnham to be Labour's next leader and so don't want a contest

Thames Water investors say temporary nationalisation would slow its recovery

Andy Burnham to put key utilities under public control](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/16/andy-burnham-energy-water-under-public-control-keir-starmer). As Keir Starmer

Labour’s Angela Rayner says she has been cleared over UK tax affairs

Andy Burnham has been widely discussed as a potential candidate, though he would have to find

‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner in front. He is less popular with Labour members, who [put him fourth

Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham), the mayor of Greater Manchester, have been trying to persuade

Wes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign

Andy Burnham, could fight in the contest. Streeting had long been gathering support for a challenge

What next for Starmer? Five scenarios in Labour leadership crisis

Andy Burnham is seeking to stand in a by-election triggered by the resignation of a Labour

Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

Andy Burnham to return as an MP to challenge him. The Greater Manchester mayor - who has made

UK borrowing costs rise and pound falls as leadership drama continues

Andy Burnham's decision to fight a by-election. While other European government borrowing costs

Business secretary attacks ‘entitlement’ of Starmer leadership rivals

Burnham as the next prime minister should the mayor of Greater Manchester win the Makerfield byelection. “I think Andy