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prime minister to set out a timetable for departure – though some hope a longer timeframe would benefit the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, giving him time to return to Westminster. Reed said the majority
prospect of a 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
prospect of a challenge by Rayner also grew as she announced that UK tax authorities had “cleared” her of deliberate wrongdoing in a tax affair, opening the way for her to compete in a potential
prospect of Britain switching prime ministers for a sixth time in seven years has fuelled a sharp sell-off in the market for UK government debt. As Starmer’s grip on power appeared
Andy Burnham, [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) and even the junior defence minister Al Carns. Arguing that “these are serious times”, Healey – who was also a minister under Gordon Brown – said [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)
Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) on a viable path back to Westminster within the next few weeks, it now seems more likely than not that Burnham will be prime minister by the autumn, perhaps earlier
Andy Burnham, the favourite to replace Starmer should he win a byelection to return to parliament, that Britain was too “[in hock to the bond markets](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/25/andy-burnham-alarms-city-call-end-uk-dependence-foreign-lenders)”. The Greater Manchester mayor has since
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester and Starmer’s chief internal rival, is elected as Labour’s representative in Parliament, giving him the chance to challenge Starmer for the party leadership and potentially replace
prime minister, he criticised Sir Keir's 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
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
prime minister’s spokesperson declined to comment on the plans, which were [first reported](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39129960/rachel-reeves-fuel-duty/) by the Sun on Sunday. However, he said: “The government is determined to keep costs down for motorists
Andy Burnham is unlikely to be Elon Musk’s first pick to be prime minister of the UK. But an intervention by the US tech billionaire on behalf of a far-right offshoot of Reform
Andy Burnham contributed to this morning's outperformance of the UK bond market. "It makes total sense to clarify his approach at this time of global bond market turbulence." A former minister and Burnham backer
prime minister will not seek to block him this time around. He will also have to be approved by the local Labour Party in Makerfield. Burnham was re-elected for a second term as Greater
prospect of a bid [as recently as the weekend](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/mps-from-labours-left-to-urge-ed-miliband-to-consider-leadership-bid), this was largely in the hope that Starmer would step down, or another candidate would enter the fray. 