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Starmer says he will stand in any Labour leadership contest against Burnham
UK NewsPolitics•June 19, 2026 at 1:21 PMNational

Starmer says he will stand in any Labour leadership contest against Burnham

By Rowena Mason and Josh Halliday•The Guardian - UK News

Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelectionUK politics – live updatesHow quickly could Burnham become PM?Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a Labour leadership contest should one be triggered after Andy Burnham’s decisive victory in the Makerfield byelection, adding he will not “walk away”.He also warned that such a contest would “plunge us into chaos” and that Labour needed to “pull together” to contest the byelection to replace Burnham as the mayor of Greater Manchester. Continue reading...

Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelection

Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a Labour leadership contest should one be triggered after Andy Burnham’s decisive victory in the Makerfield byelection, adding he will not “walk away”.

He also warned that such a contest would “plunge us into chaos” and that Labour needed to “pull together” to contest the byelection to replace Burnham as the mayor of Greater Manchester.

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