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Leadership rules should ‘not be tweaked’ to let Burnham run for PM, Labour NEC member says

Labour party leadership](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labourleadership) contests should “not be tweaked” to allow Andy Burnham to run, a member of the party’s National Executive Committee has said. With the [health secretary preparing to launch

Pro-Palestine activists believe ‘sea change’ coming in Labour’s approach to Middle East

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) in the face of this just to do the bare minimum, but a [party] leadership election will mean a major shift in Labour

Wes Streeting insists he can win Labour leadership race despite ‘underdog’ status

Labour left, as he launches a shadow campaign for the party leadership, saying he has “beaten the odds” throughout his life and can do so again. The former health secretary, who called on Keir Starmer

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

leadership challenge against the prime minister. The north London MP has said she would prefer to see a Cabinet member put themselves forward to replace Sir Keir Starmer but that she would consider doing

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

Keir". A senior Labour figure said to me "everyone in Wales is saying this is all Starmer's fault". But others do fret about the downsides of a leadership race while the party

Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of Labour still supports him, despite Mandelson controversy – UK politics live

Keir Starmer** told [the Sunday Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-resignation-iran-interview-6ltnlpxfj) that the “vast majority” of the Labour party are supportive of his leadership

How quickly could Andy Burnham become the UK’s prime minister?

leadership contest, to whether Keir Starmer is quickly ready to accept the likelihood of his political demise. --- ## The fastest: Burnham in No 10 within days The Labour party

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

Labour MP Catherine West has said if a cabinet minister does not challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership

UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham

Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership, should he become an MP. Speaking at his campaign launch on Friday, Burnham said a vote for him is a "vote to change Labour" and ensure voters

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

Keir's leadership. Labour lost almost 1,500 councillors in local elections across England amid a surge for Nigel Farage's Reform UK, with the Greens also eating into the party's support

Four key excerpts from Streeting's resignation letter

Starmer. The now ex-health secretary is brutal in his assessment of Sir Keir's leadership of the Labour Party

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

Labour government and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, whose leadership has come under pressure in recent months. There has been speculation of a challenge to his leadership should the results prove to be disastrous

PM sends Burnham and Labour warning over leadership contest

Labour warning over leadership contest Sir Keir Starmer has warned Andy Burnham against launching an immediate challenge to his leadership if he becomes an MP, urging him, and the party

In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

Starmer, has called Brexit a “catastrophic mistake”, suggesting the UK rejoin the bloc to help “rebuild our economy and trade”. But some among the Labour leadership have shunned the Brexit debate. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'

Keir Starmer to stand down, fuelling intense speculation the former health secretary was planning a bid to replace him as party leader. Streeting did not mount an immediate challenge following his resignation, but has since

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

Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party

Brexit may be back, but Britain needs to know what it wants

Labour party leadership](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign) and the keys to No 10 Downing St, also look like a fairly smart tactical move in the domestic contest to succeed the embattled Keir Starmer

Burnham: 'People in Britain can't afford a good life'

party. - [**LIVE: Makerfield by-election interview with Labour's Andy Burnham**](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq6pv7e66m2t#player) Burnham is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership

Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos

Starmer to survive, and the party to avoid a contest, are dismayed that he has not addressed the parliamentary Labour party since the disastrous local elections results that plunged his leadership into crisis. “We need

Frozen by the challenges of power: how Starmer turned triumph into tragedy

Labour Together thinktank to the helm of Starmer’s leadership campaign and then charged with planning for an election, the party was firmly shunted away from Corbyn’s leftwing populism, the 10 pledges largely forgotten