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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
leadership meeting on Friday, the day before Europe Day. Insiders said it was the first time a European political party had officially invited the UK to rejoin the EU. “Somebody has to trigger the debate
speech, with leadership rivals on the brink of a challenge. Starmer said he would fight [any leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/who-are-main-threats-keir-starmer-labour-leadership) and would not “walk away” from his responsibilities as prime minister. He promised