Wes Streeting backs Andy Burnham to become Labour leader and PM
Wes Streeting in Westminster this morning. Streeting will back Andy Burnham to become next Labour leader. Photograph: Zeynep Demir Aslim/Zuma…
Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw? The blankness on to which voters projected their years of frustration | John Harris
Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his departure outside 10 Downing Street, 22 June 2026. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in…
Keir Starmer expected to announce resignation timetable, paving way for Burnham premiership – UK politics live
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After Burnham’s reign, battle begins for Greater Manchester’s mayoral crown
Andy Burnham’s byelection win in Makerfield fired the starter pistol on another fierce contest. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in…
‘Andy Burnham’s universal appeal could be the key to stopping Nigel Farage and Reform in 2029’
Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham creating a national buzz around himself is his key to No 10. Likeability, hope and optimism…
‘Keir Starmer is on borrowed time – he can’t survive when his own side stops believing’
Time, it seems, is running out for Sir Keir Starmer. A prime minister can survive bad polls, bitter briefings and…
‘Keir Starmer’s Cabinet support is draining away as he weighs up his future in No10’
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Keir Starmer on the brink of No10 exit as rival Andy Burnham returns to Commons with eyes on being next PM
Keir Starmer is on the brink of announcing his No10 exit – as Andy Burnham sweeps back to Westminster after…
Starmer expected to announce exit plan that will clear way for Burnham to become PM
Keir Starmer spent the weekend at his Chequers country retreat finalising a likely exit plan. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersView image in…
‘With Keir Starmer’s premiership in peril Labour’s Brexit red lines may be up for debate’
Until recently, Westminster wanted to talk about anything other than Brexit. The historic vote on June 23, 2016, sent shockwaves…