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leadership challenge had not been met. A series of cabinet ministers, including David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, rallied round their embattled leader, while more than 110 different backbenchers signed a letter saying
leadership contest – which would give the man dubbed “the king of the north” time to return. “There are very strong possibilities of this happening within weeks but certainly months and over the summer,” one Burnham
leadership contest, but culminated in declarations of loyalty from ministers. "What it proved was neither Wes nor Angie were ready for it. I was waiting for a call (from Steeting's team) and it never
contested, losing more than 1,100 seats that it had previously held. Meanwhile, the right-wing populist Reform UK party gained more than 1,400 seats. [. The prime minister’s allies have sought to argue that avoiding bond market provocation should be reason enough
leadership, and she “took responsibility” for the people “rejecting Welsh Labour”. “We owe it to the people of Wales to listen. To understand. And to rebuild,” she said. Labour’s rout in Wales is seismic
rule in Wales. The party has won Westminster and Cardiff Bay elections in the country for more than a century, but opinion polls have suggested Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are both vying
contest. "My preferred option is for the cabinet to do a reshuffle within itself, where there's plenty of talent, and for Keir to be given a different role, which he might enjoy, perhaps
ruled out supporting Burnham because of his closeness with Ed Miliband, who is at odds with the union over oil and gas licences. “It would only happen if Keir effectively gave up and said