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Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham The Makerfield byelection is bigger than [Andy

Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say

Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say Andy Burnham faces a perilous

Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow for Burnham

Burnham The Greens are going to campaign for the upcoming Makerfield byelection, complicating Andy Burnham

Greens split over how hard to challenge Burnham in Makerfield byelection

Burnham in Makerfield byelection The Greens are locked in an internal debate about how hard to challenge [Andy

Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy

Andy Burnham wins next month’s Makerfield byelection and no other challenger emerges, Lammy insisted

Reeves poised to cancel planned fuel duty rise to help with cost of living

Andy Burnham, seeking to fight the Makerfield byelection on a promise to challenge Keir Starmer

Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’

Makerfield byelection, where Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor, Andy Burnham, intends to run on a promise

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

Andy Burnham is one of them.” It is still possible that he or other cabinet ministers could push for a full leadership contest rather than a Burnham coronation if he wins the byelection. Burnham

‘An hour of abuse thrown at me’: Jeremy Corbyn on being the target of a Labour coup

Andy Burnham in a black car ](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d6bef04a6ffcbb1a4e9f3793ac4093cf04ec45b9/0_0_5500_3667/master/5500.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Corbyn said Burnham had a chance, but a byelection win in Makerfield

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

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

Streeting launches scathing attack on Starmer - and calls for UK to rejoin EU

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, was cleared by Labour’s national executive committee to stand in the upcoming byelection in Makerfield

How team Burnham finally cleared the first of many hurdles on route to Westminster

Andy Burnham’s supporters had told MPs to “hold the line”, that he had a seat in parliament in his sights and that he would be a contender in any leadership contest. That was never

Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater Manchester mayor promised he would “change Labour” and win back the voters the party had lost. Burnham

Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU

Andy Burnham has said he will not try to return the UK to the EU, saying Britain would be stuck in “a permanent rut if we’re just constantly arguing”. In his first major speech

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

Makerfield to make way for Burnham to stand as a candidate in a byelection. Simons said he believed Burnham could **“drive the change our country is crying out for”.** **“We have lost the trust

Lammy dismisses Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU as ‘sixth form’ debating position – UK politics live

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) on a viable path back to Westminster within the next few weeks, it now seems more likely than not that Burnham will be prime minister by the autumn, perhaps earlier

Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

Andy Burnham, the probable favourite among Labour MPs, is not in parliament. Any resolution in the coming weeks would require a sitting MP to trigger a contest by getting the backing of 80-plus colleagues

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

Makerfield. “The pound is weakening this morning after a sharp drop on Thursday, when [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) threw his hat into the ring,” said Kathleen Brooks, the research director at XTB. “This