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Keir Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong in make-or-break leadership speech

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is also hoping to be able to find a new byelection seat for him to return to parliament to seek the leadership – but he could be blocked again

Wednesday briefing: How much longer can Keir Starmer cling to power?

policy editor, ***Kiran Stacey,*** about the latest goings on behind the scenes in Westminster, and the obstacles facing the runners and riders vying to be the next temporary occupant of 10 Downing Street. But first

Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?

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

Starmer facing pressure from Burnham and Streeting allies not to fight leadership challenge

Andy Burnham and [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) will ask cabinet ministers, friends and Labour grandees to persuade Keir Starmer over the weekend not to fight a leadership challenge. Burnham, who won a compelling majority

The key figures in Andy Burnham's inner circle

Andy Burnham is expected to seek the Labour leadership after his resounding victory in the Makerfield by-election. If Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10, here are some

Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones

prime minister said tech companies must activate nudity-detection algorithms or other technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to prevent users taking photos or sharing images of genitalia unless they are verified as adults

Pound heads for worst week in 18 months as Burnham lines up Labour bid

prime minister, Keir Starmer, [could face a challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/potential-labour-leadership-candidates-streeting-miliband-rayner-burnham) from the Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, later this year. After days of uncertainty over Starmer’s future, sterling dropped by almost three cents

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

Starmer’s top advisers knew about ‘indefensible’ journalists’ probe, documents reveal

prime minister. McSweeney declined to comment on the revelation but the disclosure has raised questions about Starmer’s own level of knowledge about the affair which is the subject of a review by the Cabinet

Faisal Islam: Burnham seeks to calm markets by committing to fiscal rules

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

Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win against Reform represents remarkable personal success

Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election represents a remarkable personal success. Last year in the Runcorn by-election, Labour's vote fell by 14 points. Four months ago in Gorton & Denton

No 10 braced for ‘excruciating’ revelations as Mandelson files published – UK politics live

policy team is not large or experienced. Pat at the Cabinet Office will have the right instincts but I am an afficionado of the Cabinet Office (I started there as Minister without Portfolio and ended