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‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return

Andy about doing so. One Burnham ally said: “We thought the local election results would concentrate some peoples’ minds [but] until you’ve got something lined up, you haven’t. “There’s been a couple

How team Burnham finally cleared the first of many hurdles on route to Westminster

Andy Burnham’s supporters had told MPs to “hold the line”, that he had a seat in parliament in his sights and that he would be a contender in any leadership contest. That was never

TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

challenges to prove Labour could deliver for working people. “Andy is clearly a talented politician and one that has managed in Manchester to prove that he can deliver but he can tap into issues that

Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live

challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership by tomorrow morning, she will do it herself. She would need the support of 81 Labour MPs to trigger a contest; there is no evidence that she has those

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

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". The 43-year-old also told MPs about

Streeting launches scathing attack on Starmer - and calls for UK to rejoin EU

leadership challenge. Sources close to Streeting say he will focus on closer ties with Europe and holding tech companies to greater account for their platforms. Streeting said Britain should rejoin the European Union, describing Brexit

How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election

leadership contest, so if that is running, I would seek to join it. But I'd have to persuade members of the Parliamentary Labour Party to do the same." Clearly Burnham is desperate

Pressure mounts on embattled UK PM Keir Starmer as rivals circle

Andy Burnham walks in London, UK, on March 31, 2026 [Justin Tallis/Reuters] ## Special election Despite the clamouring of support, Burnham’s path towards the 10 Downing Street would not be straightforward. Labour’s National Executive

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

Anti-Burnham fake news on Makerfield Facebook accounts has surged, report finds – UK politics live

Andy Burnham, a new study has found. > > The Social Market Foundation analysed over 1,800 posts across four local Facebook groups – representing different towns and settlements within the constituency with 66,000 members across them

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

Andy Burnham, is not in parliament. He is the mayor of Greater Manchester and could only return to the House of Commons if another MP stood down and he fought the election to replace them

Minister rejects Blair intervention, accusing ex-PM of retreading old arguments – UK politics live

Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are already actively engaged, Angela Rayner is taking an interest, and [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) is defending his legacy with renewed vigour. The last thing anyone expected

Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say

challenger emerges. If he loses the byelection, it will leave Starmer in office but badly wounded by weeks of damaging attacks from his own MPs and without an obvious successor. One ally said

Four key excerpts from Streeting's resignation letter

challenge, saying instead that the prime minister should take steps to ensure there is a "broad" contest to replace him with "the best possible field of candidates". Here are four key excerpts from the near

A political nerd’s guide to Britain’s by-election

Andy Burnham is a former Labour Cabinet minister, but quit Westminster almost a decade ago to become the Mayor of Greater Manchester. He now oversees England’s second city, and a surrounding region

UK borrowing costs hit highest for 18 years as uncertainty over PM continues

leadership in the UK](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt) and perceived risk of looser public spending has further unsettled investors. The UK's main stock index, the FTSE 100, fell 0.5% with shares in British banks leading

The potential challengers to Keir Starmer

challengers to Keir Starmer The prime minister's political future hangs in the balance, with his home secretary, a handful of ministers and more than 80 MPs calling on him to go, if not immediately

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

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 to say about

Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?

challenge to the leadership, but even Sir Keir Starmer's most loyal ministers are pushing him to change - and fast. The prime minister is nothing if not a determined man. But can he show

Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

Andy Burnham, the probable favourite among Labour MPs, is not in parliament. Any resolution in the coming weeks would require a sitting MP to trigger a contest by getting the backing of 80-plus colleagues