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‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

Manchester city council, who has been tipped to replace Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor. Photograph

Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' with eyes on the top job

Greater Manchester, where he has been elected three times with successive landslides, vowing to "make

‘An hour of abuse thrown at me’: Jeremy Corbyn on being the target of a Labour coup

Greater Manchester on 11 May.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/79a531982f78e7e37f996cd23212cb7725f88ab5/491_0_4913_3930/master/4913.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Angela Rayner, centre, with Starmer and Burnham

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

Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) mayor’s closest advisers knew the truth: there was finally

Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow for Burnham

Greater Manchester seat in February, when they overcame a 13,000 Labour majority [in Gorton

Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialise

Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, for the time being, with one saying: “Andy’s supporters

Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda

Man found guilty of rape that led to Andrew Malkinson’s wrongful imprisonment

Greater Manchester police are now facing questions about why he was not investigated at the time

The potential challengers to Keir Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor for almost a decade, earning him the nickname "the King of the North

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

Greater Manchester mayor is not yet in parliament and will first have to win a byelection

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

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, did not have a way to challenge him, as he is not an MP. Which

A man wrongfully served 17 years for rape. Now another man has been convicted

Greater Manchester Police who has overseen the inquiry into him. In 2004, a jury convicted

I shouldn't have been made to visit abusive killer mum

Manchester City Council's social services and to Greater Manchester Police were ignored. Her mother

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham meet with schoolchildren during a visit to a primary school

Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

Greater Manchester despite voluminous media coverage – spearheaded by the [the Mill in Manchester](https://manchestermill.co.uk

Josh Simons stood down for Burnham as Labour was 'imploding'

Manchester the Labour Party had been "imploding" over the last week. On Thursday, Simons announced his intention to give up his seat in the Commons, allowing the Greater

Starmer warns leadership contest would 'plunge us into chaos' in pleas to ministers and MPs

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has strong support from Labour MPs and polls suggest he is the most

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

Greater Manchester mayor cleared his first hurdle to becoming the candidate in the Makerfield byelection

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

Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, the probable favourite among Labour MPs, is not in parliament

Wednesday briefing: How much longer can Keir Starmer cling to power?

Greater Manchester, is the most popular candidate among Labour MPs, say many observers, and [the country