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Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

prime minister to set out a timetable for departure – though some hope a longer timeframe would benefit the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, giving him time to return to Westminster. Reed said the majority

‘Better the devil you know’: former Labour voters in Birmingham unsure about replacing Starmer

prospect of a leadership challenge, former Labour voters in a Birmingham constituency were last week feeling nervous about what could come next. A month ago, the group from Birmingham Yardley [had very little good

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

prospect of a challenge by Rayner also grew as she announced that UK tax authorities had “cleared” her of deliberate wrongdoing in a tax affair, opening the way for her to compete in a potential

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

prospect of Britain switching prime ministers for a sixth time in seven years has fuelled a sharp sell-off in the market for UK government debt. As Starmer’s grip on power appeared

John Healey says Labour infighting puts government’s credibility at risk

Andy Burnham, [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) and even the junior defence minister Al Carns. Arguing that “these are serious times”, Healey – who was also a minister under Gordon Brown – said [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)

Lammy dismisses Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU as ‘sixth form’ debating position – UK politics live

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) on a viable path back to Westminster within the next few weeks, it now seems more likely than not that Burnham will be prime minister by the autumn, perhaps earlier

IMF urges UK to ‘stay the course’ on borrowing amid Starmer uncertainty

Andy Burnham, the favourite to replace Starmer should he win a byelection to return to parliament, that Britain was too “[in hock to the bond markets](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/25/andy-burnham-alarms-city-call-end-uk-dependence-foreign-lenders)”. The Greater Manchester mayor has since

UK and US voters are highly cynical. They express it differently.

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester and Starmer’s chief internal rival, is elected as Labour’s representative in Parliament, giving him the chance to challenge Starmer for the party leadership and potentially replace

Streeting says he is 'full of rebellious hope' as he delivers resignation speech

prime minister, he criticised Sir Keir's leadership as the reason for the party's dire election results a few days earlier, saying Labour needed a vision but instead "we have a vacuum

Reeves makes case to remain as chancellor with reports Burnham may favour Miliband

Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection and replaces Starmer as prime minister. Reports [have suggested](https://www.ft.com/content/2661dd28-909b-49fd-95c6-e66ebf2fce70?syn-25a6b1a6=1) Burnham is considering appointing Ed Miliband as chancellor if he makes it to No 10. But Reeves

Reeves poised to cancel planned fuel duty rise to help with cost of living

prime minister’s spokesperson declined to comment on the plans, which were [first reported](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39129960/rachel-reeves-fuel-duty/) by the Sun on Sunday. However, he said: “The government is determined to keep costs down for motorists

Musk retweet signals rightwing split that could help Burnham in Makerfield byelection

Andy Burnham is unlikely to be Elon Musk’s first pick to be prime minister of the UK. But an intervention by the US tech billionaire on behalf of a far-right offshoot of Reform

Faisal Islam: Burnham seeks to calm markets by committing to fiscal rules

Andy Burnham contributed to this morning's outperformance of the UK bond market. "It makes total sense to clarify his approach at this time of global bond market turbulence." A former minister and Burnham backer

What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?

prime minister will not seek to block him this time around. He will also have to be approved by the local Labour Party in Makerfield. Burnham was re-elected for a second term as Greater

Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?

prospect of a bid [as recently as the weekend](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/mps-from-labours-left-to-urge-ed-miliband-to-consider-leadership-bid), this was largely in the hope that Starmer would step down, or another candidate would enter the fray. ![Keir Starmer wearing a dark

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Andy Burnham. Burnham is seen as a potential challenger to Sir Keir, who blocked him from standing to become an MP earlier this year, so some MPs are thought to be biding their time until

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 MP who wants the Greater Manchester mayor to replace Sir Keir. Wes Streeting has also resigned as health

Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

prime minister, government insiders have said. 2. ***UK politics*** | Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater Manchester mayor [promised he would](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/18/andy-burnham-vows-change-labour-direct-challenge-keir-starmer)