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UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman
UK NewsPolitics•May 26, 2026 at 2:36 PMNational

UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

By Ella Creamer•The Guardian - UK News

Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could call new PM a ‘usurper’ – and seek to replace himThe UK may find itself “tipped into a general election” if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, Labour’s former deputy leader Harriet Harman said on Tuesday.If Burnham replaces Starmer as prime minister in the coming months, he may feel he needs to secure his own mandate, partly because Nigel Farage would accuse him of being a “usurper”, she told an audience at the Hay literary festival. Continue reading...

Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could call new PM a ‘usurper’ – and seek to replace him

The UK may find itself “tipped into a general election” if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, Labour’s former deputy leader Harriet Harman said on Tuesday.

If Burnham replaces Starmer as prime minister in the coming months, he may feel he needs to secure his own mandate, partly because Nigel Farage would accuse him of being a “usurper”, she told an audience at the Hay literary festival.

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