Promised June meeting between first minister and Starmer not taking place

Starmer had promised meeting with first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland this month.

Burnham’s win poses challenge to Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor to return to parliament as an MP and be able to challenge rival to be UK prime minister

There is a path to peace for Starmer and Burnham – even as their backers prepare for battle | Tom Baldwin

If Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection, many are predicting an immediate and stormy showdown. But that could be bad for both men One of the many problems with our politics now is that only the loudest or most discordant voices seem to get heard. And there’s certainly no shortage of people from rival Labour camps mouthing off about what happens next if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection today. An apparently well-placed source in his team says they are preparing to launch an “immedi...

By Tom Baldwin

Starmer’s future on the line as Britain holds closely watched vote

Keir Starmer isn’t on the ballot, but the UK prime minister’s future is on the line in a special election on Thursday. Voters in the Makerfield district of northwest England are electing a new lawmaker, and the leading contender is Andy Burnham of the governing Labour Party, the current mayor of Greater Manchester and oddsmakers’ favourite to be the next prime minister. If Burnham defeats a candidate from the anti-immigration party Reform UK and wins the seat for Labour, he’s almost certain t...

By Associated Press

Starmer rival seeks win in UK by-election pivotal to prime minister's fate

The UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted he will fight to stay in his role if a leadership challenge is launched by Andy Burnham. But before any such contest unfolds, Burnham must win a seat in parliament, which he is hoping to do on June 18 in a by-election in the Makerfield constituency. The race is expected to be tight, with Reform UK candidate Rob Kenyon posing a credible opposition to the former Greater Manchester Mayor.

By FRANCE24

Watch: Andy Burnham calls for political change after Makerfield by-election victory

Andy Burnham used his victory speech after winning the Makerfield by-election to call for political change and national unity after being declared the constituency’s new MP.

By Mohammad Dawood

The grim truth behind the Starmer “rent boy” conspiracy

After three arson attacks on the PM's property, social media caught fire

By Ella Dorn

How Andy Burnham could attempt to topple Keir Starmer to be the next UK prime minister

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, won a parliamentary seat on Friday, a vital step towards fulfilling his ambition to replace his party colleague Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Britain’s prime minister. About a quarter of Starmer’s lawmakers have urged the prime minister to resign since his Labour Party last month suffered the heaviest local election losses of any governing party in more than three decades. Burnham has said he would run in any leadership race, and is the front...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election to set up challenge to Keir Starmer

The Greater Manchester mayor has won a return to the House of Commons and will seek to become British prime minister

By David Hughes and Eleanor Barlow

Starmer rival seeks win in UK by-election pivotal to PM's fate

Britain was holding a key local election on Thursday that could trigger the endgame for Labour leader Keir Starmer's beleaguered premiership, or win him a reprieve.

By RFI

Labour's Andy Burnham wins UK byelection, paving the way for a leadership bid against Starmer

Burnham won almost 25,000 votes, beating Reform UK’s candidate by more than 9,000 votes

UK grooming gangs scandal erupts anew as independent Rape Gang Inquiry Report sparks international fury

UK erupts in outrage over the Rape Gang Inquiry Report exposing grooming scandals, institutional failures, and scrutiny on PM Keir Starmer’s CPS past The post UK grooming gangs scandal erupts anew as independent Rape Gang Inquiry Report sparks international fury appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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