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Starmer used his authority and control over Labour's ruling National Executive Committee to block Burnham from standing. This time, Number 10 has indicated it will not seek to block him again. After a week
Keir Starmer is leaving British troops underfunded and unable to carry out the operations he expects from them, according to scathing remarks delivered in parliament on Tuesday by three senior defence figures. The prime minister
Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to splits at the top of government. It is understood Mahmood is in the minority in the cabinet over whether Sir Keir should
Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure
departure. (See [4.50pm](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/18/makerfield-byelection-keir-starmer-andy-burnham-robert-kenyon-labour-leadership-reform-aberdeen-arbroath-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a34b8078f083b97ede8b88b#block-6a34b8078f083b97ede8b88b).) But the Burnham team have not said yet what handover date they want (Burnam probaby wants by Labour conference in September; Starmer would probably prefer by next summer
Keir Starmer, [vowing to “choke off” Russian revenue](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/starmer-g7-sanctions-russia-nuclear-energy-support-ukraine) with further sanctions and provide hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of energy support for Ukraine. ## **Eight presumed dead after B-52 bomber crashes