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Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos

Exclusive: Allies of Labour’s Makerfield candidate concerned rapid collapse of Starmer government would increase instability

The Guardian - UK

Voices: A win for Andy Burnham doesn’t have to be the country’s loss

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By offering Labour’s Makerfield candidate a role in government if he wins, the prime minister has shown how a faltering administration could yet be rebuilt. It would not look good to spurn such a substantive opportunity to serve both party and country

The Independent UK

High-stakes byelection in Makerfield could hold keys to No. 10

LONDON: Voters in Makerfield in Wigan, Greater Manchester, potentially hold the keys to No. 10 when they vote in a high-stakes byelection on Thursday.

The Times of India

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If Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, what happens next and how soon could he be Prime Minister?

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he becomes an MP again

Evening Standard

Labour MPs press Burnham to launch leadership bid if successful in Makerfield by-election

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The Independent UK

Starmer’s denial will not save his Labour leadership but he’ll go down fighting

Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party that wants a good communicator. Step forward Andy …

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urge Burnham not to delay challenge to Starmer if he wins Makerfield by-election

The most important by-election in decades could be the first in history to decide who is prime minister – with the fate of the government in the hands of an electorate of 76,641 people in Makerfield

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‘I had one man spit at my poster’: Makerfield deeply divided as byelection campaign draws to a close

People across constituency say voters are ‘turning against each other’ but Labour believes they will back Andy Burnham because he is ‘bringing people together’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer refuses to say whether he wants to see Britain rejoin the EU in his lifetime

Debate over Brexit reignited in past few weeks after leadership rival Wes Streeting called for Britain to rejoin bloc

The Independent UK

Burnham ‘would not take a job in Starmer’s government’ if he wins Makerfield by-election

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The Independent UK

Burnham rules out accepting job in Starmer-led Government

Sir Keir Starmer earlier offered an olive branch to Andy Burnham, and said he wanted him to ‘play a big part’ in the Labour Government.

The Independent UK

Top teaching union says Burnham is Labour’s best chance of beating Reform

Exclusive: NASUWT leader Matt Wrack also calls for more robust change from the government on education policy

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s G7 performance overshadowed by looming leadership challenge at home

NEWS ANALYSIS : The awkward fact that a huge faction of Sir Keir Starmer’s own party is publicly moving against him was the elephant in the room at a summit that could be his last, writes Political Correspondent Millie Cooke from Evian-les-Bains

The Independent UK

Reform candidate slammed as ‘disgraceful’ on eve of Markerfield by-election

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The Conversation

Does the United Kingdom need a new Winston Churchill?

Since Brexit, a profoundly Churchillian event, the United Kingdom has experienced chronic political instability. No fewer than five prime ministers have succeeded one another at the head of a country whose governability is now being questioned. As speculation grows over who might replace the current prime minister, Keir Starmer, whose…

The Independent UK

What we learned at PMQs as David Lammy stands in for Starmer

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The Independent UK

Has Ed Miliband been ‘ghosting’ Sir Keir Starmer amid rift rumours?

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The National (Scotland)

Why is Prime Minister Keir Starmer not at PMQs today? Absence explained

KEIR Starmer will not appear in the Commons today for Prime Ministers' Questions ...

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The National (Scotland)

Ed Miliband 'ghosting Keir Starmer's calls' after resignation fall out

THE Energy Secretary has been accused of "ghosting" the Prime Minister after their relationship soured in recent weeks ...

The Independent UK

How Starmer will try and appease Burnham if he wins Makerfield by-election

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The Independent UK

Wes Streeting’s leadership bid warning to Starmer

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The Guardian - UK

Burnham says he wants to ensure Makerfield byelection ‘changes British politics’, in eve-of-poll speech – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Makerfield by-election latest: Burnham will refuse Starmer’s job offer, allies say ahead of crucial vote

Manchester mayor widely expected to launch leadership challenge if elected as MP on Thursday

Evening Standard

Starmer says he wants Burnham to play ‘big part’ in Labour Government

The Greater Manchester Mayor hopes to win the Makerfield by-election and secure a return to Westminster as an MP.

The Independent UK

Starmer tries to woo Burnham with top cabinet job if he wins Makerfield by-election

Speaking from the G7 summit amid growing threats to his leadership, Sir Keir Starmer described Andy Burnham as a ‘huge asset to our party and our movement’

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