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Andy Burnham have said they would stand in a contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, but neither have confirmed whether they would trigger such a contest. Streeting told
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 weeks, after
Andy Burnham spent much of the day attempting to persuade MP Josh Simons, once a staunch ally of Sir Keir, to sacrifice his parliamentary career to help save Labour. Wes Streeting was in Parliament with
Andy Burnham's position on the issue under the spotlight. On Saturday the Greater Manchester mayor was out canvassing for votes in the Makerfield constituency. He hopes to be the Labour candidate in the coming
leadership challenge if the results from the local elections and the devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales were particularly poor. But after Starmer insisted he would not walk away, the yield on benchmark
Andy Burnham, needs a parliamentary seat to challenge Keir Starmer. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images However, the prime minister’s fragile authority has been further weakened by the resignation of four ministers – three of them close
Andy Burnham. Starmer's answer after the speech on whether he would block Burnham from seeking to return to the Commons, as he did earlier this year, was ambiguous. That may bring clarity closer
leadership would “plunge the country into chaos”. A number of Labour MPs from across the party support Andy Burnham replacing Starmer. However, the Greater Manchester mayor requires a time-consuming and uncertain byelection
challenge to Starmer’s leadership on Saturday, [changed course to say she instead wanted him to plan for an orderly transition](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/catherine-west-stalking-horse-reined-in). “I am hereby giving notice to No 10 that
challenge to his leadership, Starmer said he would. He repeatedly set out the argument that any attempt to remove him would be deeply damaging to both Labour and the country more widely. “I take responsibility
Andy Burnham has accused former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair of failing to understand "what's going on" in people's lives and underestimating the impact of inequality. Sir Tony used
leadership,” Powell said.  Lucy Powell said: ‘We don’t do hospital takeovers in the Labour party
challenge from Reform. The right vote is growing, which means Reform can turn people out and there are Labour-to-Reform switchers.” Meanwhile, the Greens gained 17 seats on Manchester council, making it the second
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
Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting. MPs from across the party’s ranks said the prime minister had failed to convince them he had what it took to lead the country into the next election
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, had found an MP willing to give up their seat so he can take a crack at it, the start of his long-anticipated attempt to make
Andy Burnham has been cleared to seek selection as Labour's candidate in a by-election which could pave the way for him to return to Westminster. The mayor has been given the go-ahead
challenge to Sir Keir Starmer to now be imminent, but with his rivals briefing that he has struggled to get the numbers of backers he requires. Then the interviews the former Deputy Prime Minister Angela
challenge him directly if Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, was not in parliament. “It’s why we felt so confident that Keir would not have to resign – they thought he can be bullied
Andy Burnham is no stranger to Labour leadership contests. More than 10 years ago he ran twice, unsuccessfully, for the top job. Now he's backed by many Labour MPs as the party's best