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Greater Manchester [Mayor Andy Burnham](/news/2026/5/19/king-of-the-north-who-is-andy-burnham-a-potential-uk-prime-minister) ultimately triggered the resignation. ## Who has led the UK over the past 10 years? Since 2016, the UK has had six prime ministers, averaging one every
Greater Manchester. But those were the closing paragraphs of the former health secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation letter, a cadence so similar to Burnham’s own that it cannot be accidental. So is this
candidates. "That meant giving Andy Burnham a chance to state his intention and come back if he wanted." Team Streeting are also fully aware that without a credible victory he would struggle to command
Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor, Andy Burnham, intends to run on a promise to challenge Starmer for the party leadership.  Wes Streeting in London on Saturday
candidates Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner. Labour is braced for dismal results [in Thursday’s elections](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/07/local-elections-labour-test-greens-reform-lib-dems-tories-england-scotland-wales-polls), which could result in [Starmer facing a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/labour-leadership-challenge-bond-markets-angela-rayner-andy-burnham-keir-starmer). The report
Greater Manchester mayor. If Burnham wins in Makerfield on Thursday he would have to resign as Manchester mayor, with a by-election to replace him expected by 6 August. Burnham is widely anticipated to challenge
mayor of Greater Manchester just to be a backbench MP. Deep down, Keir knows his days are numbered, which is why he is desperately trying to carve out a legacy that goes beyond numerous
Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, to attempt to return to parliament and challenge the prime minister. Wes Streeting [resigned as health secretary](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-resignation-letter-what-he-said-and-what-he-meant), while the former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner revealed that
candidates from both parties keep saying, that will likely come down to whether Trump voters show up for the party even when he’s not on the ballot. What they’re less worried about
Greater Manchester mayor wanted not only to return to Westminster to challenge the prime minister, but also to show how Reform UK can be taken on and beaten, even in their most promising seats
mayor of Greater Manchester, succeeds in being elected back to Parliament next week, it will almost certainly trigger a series of events that could end in the removal of the deeply unpopular Starmer
Greater Manchester mayor failed to materialise. Two seats his backers had described as “nailed on” as recently as Monday night are now out of contention after the MPs concerned got cold feet. Burnham spoke
election. What had changed? In one sense, nothing more than events. Streeting’s ambition has long been a subject for open discussion and frequent jokes within Labour, including self-deprecating ones from the man himself
mayor of [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) promised “change” after winning the byelection in the early hours of Friday morning with over half the votes cast and a majority almost double the size
Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) and going for his regular runs, Keir Starmer’s would-be challenger has also found enough time to reply to dozens of posts on social media. Since it became clear
candidate to replace Starmer by the time of the Labour Party’s next annual conference in September. Many in the party are hungry for a change following a series of missteps, culminating in a disastrous
Mayor of Greater Manchester, known just as Andy everywhere he goes, one of his backers tells me. He's no stranger to government either, having served as health secretary, culture secretary, and as a Treasury
candidates, in several areas – leaving it with a total of 250. It has taken back control of Westminster Council from Labour, however. The Green Party has gained 27 seats, giving it a total
Greater Manchester mayor [promised he would](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/18/andy-burnham-vows-change-labour-direct-challenge-keir-starmer) “change Labour” and win back the voters the party had lost. 3. ***US news*** | Five people, including two suspects, were [killed in a shooting](https://www.theguardian.com
mayor. On 18 June, Burnham will fight a byelection in Greater Manchester, and polls have him only slightly ahead of Reform’s candidate, Robert Kenyon, a plumber. But a far-right party