PM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit

The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable.

Burnham’s Stunning Victory in Makerfield Election May Trigger Starmer’s Last Stand

Andy Burnham, a Labour mayor, won a resounding majority in a special election on Thursday, making him eligible to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the country’s leadership.

By Stephen Castle

Keir Starmer Tests His Cabinet’s Loyalty After Andy Burnham's Makerfield Victory - Bloomberg.com

Keir Starmer Tests His Cabinet’s Loyalty After Andy Burnham's Makerfield Victory  Bloomberg.com

Labour MPs fear they will lose their seats if Starmer remains in Number 10

Prime minister’s support in the parliamentary party is ebbing away

Andy Burnham hopes Makerfield by-election win paves his way to Downing Street

The mayor of Greater Manchester is increasingly emerging as the likely successor to Keir Starmer at the head of Labour – and the next government.

Could ‘king in the north’ become Britain’s new prime minister?

Makerfield victory gives Burnham a path back to Westminster and a chance to challenge Starmer for PM Celebrations and a swift exit after a Burnham win ‘beyond our wildest dreams’ “We know no king but the King in the North”, declares the young Lady Lyanna Mormont in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. In the early hours of Friday morning, in a nondescript conference hall in the north of England, it appeared that the electorate agreed. About 70,000 voters in a post-industrial region of north-...

By Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

The UK: No. 10 Revolving Door

UK PM Keir Starmer faces growing pressure after Andy Burnham’s by-election win.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces potential leadership challenge from newly-elected Andy Burnham

Labour's Andy Burnham won a special election on Friday and gained a seat in Parliament. He has openly spoken about challenging Keir Starmer as leader.

UK PM Starmer braces for cabinet showdown, with Burnham ready to pounce

A clear majority of Keir Starmer’s cabinet believe it is now inevitable Andy Burnham will take over as prime minister, according to people familiar with the thinking of more than 15 cabinet ministers, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Friday. However, as of late in the afternoon, most remained unwilling to do anything about it. Most the cabinet was still not ready to tell Starmer to set out a timetable for his departure, the people said, preferring to wait and see how developments...

By Bloomberg

Andy Burnham: Next British PM in the making?

There are reports in the Times of London, that British cabinet ministers are set to tell the Prime Minister Keir Starmer that his quote "time is up" to set a timetable for his departure and an orderly transition. There's been no confirmation that these talks have taken place from Downing Street.

By Gavin LEE

In The Room | Makerfield by-election: Has Andy Burnham united the left?

It wasn’t so close after all. Andy Burnham achieved 9,241 votes more than the second place Reform candidate, Robert Kenyon. Even talk of Restore Britain stealing votes from Reform mattered little in the end. The reality of the Makerfield by-election is it’s a thumping win for Labour’s Andy Burnham, and a disappointing night for Nigel Farage, whose attempts to dial up division in recent weeks didn’t pay off.

By Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson

What is the Greater Manchester mayor and what do they do?

Andy Burnham emerges as new challenger for UK's Starmer key poll win

By TOI WORLD DESK

Andy Burnham is now Britain’s prime-minister-in-waiting

After his by-election win he is set to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the party (and the country’s) leadership

Makerfield by-election results 2026: Andy Burnham’s win piles pressure on Keir Starmer. Is Labour heading for a leadership battle?

What happens now?

Team Burnham is hoping Keir Starmer will "come to his senses"

By Ailbhe Rea

Manchester To 10 Downing: Andy Burnham Eyes Bid To Be UK Prime Minister

Andy Burnham is expected to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer after winning a seat in Parliament in a special election he hailed as a "turning point" for UK politics.

Who is Andy Burnham, the UK mayor set to challenge Keir Starmer's prime ministership?

Burnham's career has taken him parliament to the mayor's office in Greater Manchester and back again. Now, he faces his greatest political test.

UK PM Starmer vows to fight any challenge after leading rival Burnham wins big

UK Gilt Yields Spike As Burnham Win Opens Door To Oust Starmer

UK Gilt Yields Spike As Burnham Win Opens Door To Oust Starmer The odds of embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer being ousted by the end of July are soaring this morning... ...after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won a decisive victory for the ruling Labour Party that delivers him a seat in Parliament and, with it, a pathway to challenge Starmer for his job. Burnham was elected in a standalone contest for the constituency of Makerfield, in northwestern England, with a...

By Tyler Durden

Starmer vows to stay as Burnham win fuels Labour power pressure

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday he would not step aside, vowing to resist any challenge from Labour leadership rival Andy Burnham, a move that could deepen politica...