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Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership

long wanted.” “The one we are all watching today is health secretary, Wes Streeting,” he says. “Andy Burnham isn’t in parliament

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

Burnham’s backers are understood to be lobbying Labour’s NEC to hold an extended leadership election to give him time to return to parliament, calling for a nomination period long enough

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is also hoping to find a route to parliament to seek the leadership. In a wide-ranging pamphlet, the essay collection was published in the quarterly Renewal political

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

Andy Burnham was 800 miles away in Madrid as Starmer’s future dominated Westminster. But allies of the [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) mayor were ramping up his leadership campaign and said his return

Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) – and deeply frustrated that their man is unable to challenge Starmer officially because he is not in parliament – and has yet to find a seat. Instead, they hope

The potential challengers to Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham has strong support from Labour MPs and polls suggest he is the most popular Labour politician with voters. He can also point to a long track record of governing, having served as Greater

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Andy Burnham – each face obstacles. Streeting has drawn criticism over perceived manoeuvring, Rayner remains under scrutiny over her tax matters and a perception she is not up to big international issues, and Burnham is still

No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials

parliament’s delegation to the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly, predicted EU member states would welcome a British application to rejoin despite the uncertainty of a possible Nigel Farage premiership. Wes Streeting argued over

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

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) supporters is to drag this out as long as they can. Really, they want to agree a timetable that allows them to do this.” Then there’s the very real

Personal decision for Starmer on whether to fight leadership contest, minister says

Andy Burnham to be "back in Parliament at the heart of power". Burnham is seeking to stand as Labour's candidate in the Makerfield by-election and is widely expected to launch a leadership challenge

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

Burnham does get back into parliament, it is a virtual certainty that he will become Britain’s new prime minister. Several British newspapers have reported that, despite his public statements pledging to fight on, Starmer

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

parliament. While none of Starmer’s cabinet have yet moved, other Labour MPs have called on him to set a date to hand over the leadership, including Clive Betts, the long-serving Sheffield South East

Potential leadership challengers jostle for positions as PM's allies warn of 'chaos'

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, currently marooned outside Parliament and so unable to take part in any immediate leadership race unless he can demonstrate he can get a move on – find a seat

Chris Mason: Why a coffee is overshadowing the King's Speech

long afterwards, the King will arrive in Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament, in which the sovereign reads out the government's planned new laws for the year and a bit ahead. This ceremonial

Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?

long-standing critics or those with a dog slavering to get in to the fight. Someone who has been close to Sir Keir pointed out there was "no substance on the cost of living

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

Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham

Andy Burnham. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters Ministers have previously ruled out such an idea, arguing that the government should instead focus on increasing legal protections for renters and building more homes. The Guardian [revealed last month

Can Burnham turn ‘Manchesterism’ into a practical offer for government?

long article in the New Statesman last week, is too theoretical and lacks a retail offer. The Labour Growth Group, which has discussed its recent publication An Honest Day with Burnham’s team, has called

‘It’s Andy or bust’: could Burnham’s return to parliament save Starmer?

parliament as a price for their support in any summer leadership race, which might be triggered by a direct challenge. “This has changed in the last few months – MPs have coalesced around Burnham

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

Andy Burnham is seen as Keir Starmer’s successor apparent. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters She began by saying that if no one in the cabinet was willing to seek the 81 nominations needed to kickstart