14 resultsfor “Makerfield byelection significance for Keir Starmer”
Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/03/cost-of-living-and-high-streets-among-top-priorities-for-makerfield-voters-poll-shows) and supplants Keir Starmer as Labour leader. Ministers are consulting on the next aspect of the legislation to be implemented – regulations to oblige workers [to be given regular hours
Keir Starmer. Winning in Makerfield is Burnham’s proof of concept. He believes that a new direction for Labour – and a new leader – can stop the march of Nigel Farage and an impending Reform government
byelection, in which Andy Burnham is attempting to return to parliament and challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. While Burnham is the favourite, Reform is his challenger and there is a realistic possibility that
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham), the Greater Manchester mayor has placed the city’s economic performance at the heart of his campaign, describing “Manchesterism” as a political philosophy for a more interventionist approach
Keir Starmer insists he will fight to stay in No 10, the walls seem to be crumbling around him, especially with Thursday’s resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey. Two hundred miles north, most
Makerfield byelection. (See [12.22pm](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/01/peter-mandelson-documents-published-keir-starmer-labour-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a1d62758f08cf8299b18ed1#block-6a1d62758f08cf8299b18ed1).) Akehurst, who is not a cheerleader for the Burnham fan club, [says](https://x.com/lukeakehurst/status/2061377084597964992): > double quotation markI’m guessing this isn’t real
significant resources in the byelection. The [Financial Times reported](https://www.ft.com/content/c92722b8-0ae6-4297-a188-6d819d7edcb5?syn-25a6b1a6=1) that party members were wary of being blamed for splitting the progressive vote and allowing Reform to win. Because of that, senior party
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), or his replacement, to increase paternity leave. More than 50 MPs, including the former deputy leader Angela Rayner and the former health secretary Wes Streeting, have worn England and Scotland
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
Keir Starmer’s government and warned that significant change is needed to prevent Reform UK from winning power. In his first intervention as the battle rages over the future of the Labour leadership
Makerfield. “The pound is weakening this morning after a sharp drop on Thursday, when [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) threw his hat into the ring,” said Kathleen Brooks, the research director at XTB. “This
Keir Starmer, saying: “No, it’s not, because this is a byelection, and that’s what this contest is about, and those issues are issues for another time, and they are issues for members
Keir Starmer without a defence strategy less than a month before a Nato summit and an unresolved row about spending as Donald Trump threatens to restart the bombing of Iran. On Monday, No 10 finally
significant religious sites, Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, [was set on fire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/kyiv-pechersk-lavra-monastery-on-fire-russian-attacks-ukraine) after continuing Russian bombardment. 3. ***Defence*** | The strategic defence review row drags on, after last week’s ministerial resignations. Culture secretary