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Will Tony Blair's intervention change the Labour debate?

Andy Burnham - who could soon challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership - has also criticised Sir Tony for not mentioning the importance of inequality. [Speaking to the Observer](https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/andy-burnham-slams-tony-blair-for-ignoring-inequality-in-his-defence-of-radical-centre), Burnham said: "People

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Andy Burnham. Calls have also come from the right of the party, including those close to Streeting, for a swifter departure, which would exclude the chance of Burnham standing for the leadership. Pressure has been

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

Andy Burnham, [who is reportedly preparing a leadership run](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/01/andy-burnham-westminster-return-plan-within-weeks), said she knew the stakes were very high for the country. “If we get that wrong, then Nigel Farage is walking into Downing

Reeves makes case to remain as chancellor with reports Burnham may favour Miliband

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

‘King of the North’: Who is Andy Burnham, a potential UK prime minister?

Andy Burnham has announced an ambitious plan of his own – to win a parliamentary seat in the northern English town Ashton-in-Makerfield. According to his supporters, he is the best candidate to replace Starmer

Has anybody seen Nigel? Speculation swirls as Farage performs disappearing act

government and what appeared to be an impending Labour leadership race – seemed logical. After all, as a quotation sometimes attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte goes: never interfere with an enemy while he’s in the process

Starmer’s waning influence is apparent at awkward G7 summit

Andy Burnham is elected in the Makerfield byelection on Thursday. Starmer’s team wanted to focus on the prime minister’s international presence, but the drama at home could not be avoided. The prime minister

Andy Burnham to make bid to return to Commons as pressure mounts on Starmer

Andy Burnham will attempt to return to the Commons as an MP, after Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary saying he had lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor

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

Andy to get Starmer out, but the flip side is you’re saying to Reform voters that if they vote Reform they can finish the Labour party off for good.” ![Makerfield town centre](https://i.guim.co.uk

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

Andy** **B****urnham** The Greater Manchester mayor’s stock has risen among MPs and the public since his time in Gordon Brown’s cabinet, when he failed to stand out from the crowd. These days

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

Andy Burnham replacing Starmer. However, the Greater Manchester mayor requires a time-consuming and uncertain byelection to re-enter parliament. There has been speculation that Wes Streeting might be considering a move next week, although

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

role," the MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet told Radio 4's PM programme. "Then for others to come to the fore who can communicate the message, who are very able, so we can have

Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs paving the way for potential leadership bid

Andy Burnham is unable to run from outside parliament. Rayner suggested she could enter any leadership contest, should one be triggered by Streeting on Thursday, although sources have said she was not dead

How Rayner, Streeting and Burnham weakened PM in 12 hours of political drama

government's plan for the coming year, the prime minister's three biggest rivals within Labour were preparing their next moves. Andy Burnham spent much of the day attempting to persuade MP Josh Simons, once

Wednesday briefing: In a new era of far-right organising, how can we tackle hate?

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/lib-dems-to-urge-labour-to-drop-torpor-and-timidity-on-eu-and-rejoin-single-market) to end Labour’s “torpor and timidity” towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position