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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

Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

chances of staying in No 10 appeared to be diminishing on Sunday as about 40 [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs called for him to quit or name an exit date. One ally of Streeting told

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

chance to stay on as foreign secretary and continue work on the Iran war and Ukraine. Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner, another leadership rival, are expected to be offered top jobs in a Burnham government

Streeting says he would join leadership race as Burnham vows to 'save' Labour

Andy Burnham told the BBC he was seeking to stand in the Makerfield by-election to "save" the Labour Party. Burnham - who is widely expected to try to replace Sir Keir Starmer as leader should

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

leadership contest. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA ## **Angela** **R****ayner** Rayner has spent the eight months since she quit the cabinet over her tax affairs walking a line between loyalty and interventionism, regularly reminding Labour colleagues

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

chance of winning, maybe a bit more than that. “It’s compelling to say tell progressive voters to vote for Andy to get Starmer out, but the flip side is you’re saying to Reform

What did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership?

chance to save his premiership. Was it enough? And what – if anything – did he actually offer? 1. --- ## 1. ‘The British people are tired of a status quo that has failed them. Change cannot come quickly

Pressure mounts on embattled UK PM Keir Starmer as rivals circle

chance of winning, and that should override factional advantage or propping up one person.” A special by-election would have to be hosted to elect Burnham in Makerfield, northwest England. Labour lawmaker Josh Simons resigned

What next for Starmer? Five scenarios in Labour leadership crisis

Andy Burnham is seeking to stand in a by-election triggered by the resignation of a Labour MP who wants the Greater Manchester mayor to replace Sir Keir. Wes Streeting has also resigned as health

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

‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner in front. He is less popular with Labour members, who [put him fourth](https://www.survation.com/keir-starmers-replacement-andy-burnhams-prospects-among-labour-members-and-the-general-public/) behind Burnham, Rayner and Ed Miliband. Streeting announced on Thursday that he was [resigning

Labour winds are blowing towards Burnham – and Streeting knows it

Andy Burnham, the mayor or Greater Manchester. But those were the closing paragraphs of the former health secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation letter, a cadence so similar to Burnham’s own that it cannot

Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

Andy Burnham to succeed Starmer – against just 11% for Streeting. And whereas Burnham had a 44% favourability rating, only 18% felt the same towards the health secretary. That result put Streeting roughly

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

chance saloon,” one minister said after last night’s vote. For today’s newsletter I spoke with the Guardian’s policy editor, ***Kiran Stacey***, about a critical few weeks for the prime minister and whether

Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

chances of political survival. But the anxiety for many of them – badly bruised by Thursday’s election crushing – did not stem from concern the prime minister might be ousted. But that he would not. Starmer

Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?

chance to go for the top job might have passed for ever. “There is a risk he becomes the David Miliband of this generation if he doesn’t do something,” one MP said, a reference

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet

Burnham would also need the approval of Labour's ruling body, the National Executive – the composition of which could move in his favour this summer. But one MP's analysis would have convinced Sir Keir

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham). Of the Labour MPs who were back on the constituency’s doorsteps in Hindley Green and Winstanley, just after an intensive local election campaign, many said the fight feels existential

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

chance of taking a council or two, and voters could put some Green mayors into office, perhaps in east London's Hackney. But there are nerves in Green circles, [jangled in the last couple

Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, is the favoured replacement for Starmer by many on the soft left, but does not yet have a seat despite trying to persuade several MPs to stand down