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challengers? As the May elections creep closer, the leadership speculation at Westminster grows more intense. Is [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) safe and, if so, for how long? When will Angela Rayner’s tax affairs
Starmer’s future hangs in balance after Burnham’s Makerfield election win **Ashton-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom –** Sue Hailwood has felt exhausted since [May,](/news/2026/5/28/the-kingmakers-of-makerfield-english-town-braces-for-crucial-by-election) when the date of a critical by-election
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) will not have resigned by the school summer holidays, despite a major challenge to his leadership after the local election results. “He was very clear with the cabinet on Tuesday
challenging Keir Starmer or persuading him to step down. But [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs who have canvassed in the constituency say it will be a very difficult fight in a seat where Reform
Keir Starmer has got my loyalty,** full loyalty, until the day he no longer wishes to serve.” His remarks came after the Greater Manchester mayor **announced he would challenge the prime minister should there
Keir Starmer's determination, while acknowledging the brutal political reality he confronts – particularly if Burnham wins in Makerfield later this month. And the Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has repeated today that "if there
Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) is heading back to the Commons after a resounding victory in Makerfield, putting Keir Starmer’s leadership on notice – and giving Reform something to think about
challengers to Keir Starmer, will be speaking at the [Change:Now event](https://www.compassonline.org.uk/events/changenow-mobilising-the-progressive-majority/) this month organised by the left-wing group Compass. Compass’s founder, Neal Lawson, has long campaigned for a cross
challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership on Saturday, has changed course. Instead of an immediate change, she wants the prime minister to set a September timetable for his departure. “She wants a confidence vote
Andy Burnham. Starmer's answer after the speech on whether he would block Burnham from seeking to return to the Commons, as he did earlier this year, was ambiguous. That may bring clarity closer
Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) stakes a claim that he could replicate the city’s revival nationwide. As the [frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham), the Greater Manchester mayor has placed the city
Andy Burnham, did not have a way to challenge him, as he is not an MP. Which is where Makerfield comes in. The area's current MP, Josh Simons, has announced he is standing down
Keir Starmer from Downing Street. The Reform leader claimed frustration with the embattled prime minister had driven Andy Burnham's "emphatic" Labour victory over his party's candidate, Rob Kenyon, who finished more than
Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner. Labour is braced for dismal results [in Thursday’s elections](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/07/local-elections-labour-test-greens-reform-lib-dems-tories-england-scotland-wales-polls), which could result in [Starmer facing a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/labour-leadership-challenge-bond-markets-angela-rayner-andy-burnham-keir-starmer). The report from
Andy Burnham for example, actually thinks ‘I need a new mandate,’” she said, “rather than just manage the implementation of Keir Starmer’s mandate. And if he were to have a big surge
Burnham promises to change Labour Sir Keir Starmer has repeated his insistence that he will "not walk away" from the job of prime minister despite more than a week of turbulence in his party, which
Andy Burnham have said they would stand in a contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, but neither have confirmed whether they would trigger such a contest. Streeting told
Andy Burnham, regarded as the frontrunner in any future leadership contest, has set his sights on returning to Westminster in the Makerfield by-election this month. Asked whether Sir Keir believed he could survive
Keir Starmer’s future – UK politics live From Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog. **The people of Makerfield, a constituency sitting just outside of Wigan, have at last begun voting in what
Starmer delivers tangible change ... he cannot lead us in to another election (locally or nationally)". Both these MPs are leading figures in the "soft left" Tribune group of MPs - and some of its members want