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

leadership contenders, according to YouGov, with 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

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

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

leadership challenge, with Rayner routinely cited as a possible challenger. One of the many moving parts in this would be whether another possible challenger, Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, returns to parliament. Speaking

Wes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign

Labour leadership. But Streeting, who is on the party’s right, will not immediately launch a challenge and said he wanted to see a leadership contest with a broad range of candidates – a suggestion that

Armed forces minister quits after Healey exit as defence funding row deepens

Labour candidate Andy Burnham is seeking a return to Westminster to enable him to challenge Sir Keir for the premiership. Healey is the second cabinet minister to resign from Sir Keir's government in recent

Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

Labour candidate Andy Burnham is seeking a return to Westminster to enable him to challenge Sir Keir for the premiership. Healey is the second cabinet minister to resign from Sir Keir's government in recent

Josh Simons stood down for Burnham as Labour was 'imploding'

Andy Burnham a chance to challenge the prime minister has said it "was too big an opportunity to miss". Josh Simons, the Makerfield Labour MP, told BBC Radio Manchester the Labour Party had been "imploding

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Labour's so-called soft left, which includes supporters of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham. Burnham is seen as a potential challenger to Sir Keir, who blocked him from standing to become an MP earlier

Starmer ally admits prime minister is ‘unpopular’ but warns of ‘chaos’ if leadership contest triggered – UK politics live

Andy Burnham** potentially throwing his hat in the ring, but Reed rather bluntly stated **“there is no leadership challenge”** and hit out at the **“internal-facing nonsense”** plaguing the party. He told

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

Labour MPs say they are willing to back Starmer in the event of a challenge to his leadership to give time for Burnham to return, [having been previously blocked from standing at the Gorton

Burnham to back Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes, allies say

Burnham was confirmed as Labour’s candidate for the [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) earlier this week, and is widely expected to seek to run for the party leadership if he wins the seat, either

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

leadership challenge, Andy Burnham is seen as the successor apparent. But the Greater Manchester mayor is not yet in parliament and will first have to win a byelection in Makerfield, a constituency on the edge

Starmer warns leadership contest would 'plunge us into chaos' in pleas to ministers and MPs

Andy Burnham has strong support from Labour MPs and polls suggest he is the most popular Labour politician with voters. But Burnham is not currently an MP and it would be a tall order

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

challenging Starmer, gave his backing to Burnham standing on Friday, saying: “We need our best players on the pitch. There is no doubt that Andy Burnham is one of them.” It is still possible that

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

challengers to Sir Keir. **Andy Burnham** Although he has made little secret of his leadership ambitions, Burnham cannot enter a contest without first becoming an MP. He was blocked from doing so earlier this year

Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’

leadership challenge from the Labour backbencher Catherine West would be “completely wrong”. West, a former minister, said she would begin collecting the 80 necessary names for a challenge on Monday. She is not widely considered

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

Andy Burnham is also seen as a potential leadership rival, although a speedy contest would hamper his chances because he would first need to become an MP to stand as a candidate. Monday's address

Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

leadership race brings out different sides of rivals The [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party has seemed to inhabit three parallel worlds over the past fortnight. There is a prime minister celebrating good news

Another crunch moment for Starmer as he pleads with Labour MPs not to topple him

leadership contest. Then there are those who would like Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to be Labour's next leader and so don't want a contest right now – because he needs time

Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

challenge the prime minister for the leadership on Monday if he does not set out a timetable to resign. She would need 80 supporters among Labour MPs and allies of Streeting said they had nothing