NEC told it must address concerns from disgruntled party members over lack of democracy if Burnham does not face leadership challengeLabour chiefs have been warned they must placate disgruntled Labour members who are angry at...
Read MoreNew member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their payAndy Burnham has said he will be donating 15% of his MP’s salary to local causes in his constituency of...
Read MoreIf the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fatePause here before we rush headlong into the turbulent future. Stop and inhale last...
Read MorePM said to be reflecting on ‘political realities’, as president Trump joins in criticism of his leadership saying he has ‘failed badly’ Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on...
Read MoreBusiness secretary says PM spending the weekend ‘making time to reflect on the political realities’ he facesKeir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on MondaySome commentators have said Andy...
Read MoreIn just 48 hours, the PM has felt the weight of political gravity and shifted from initial adamance he would fight onUK politics live – latest updatesRapid change has hardly been unusual in British politics in recent...
Read MoreThe prime minister reportedly close to announcing when he’ll stand down and set out a timetable for departure from No 10Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on MondayKyle said Labour should not...
Read MoreSunday newspapers report that the prime minister is close to announcing when he’ll stand down and set out a timetable for departureGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The British prime minister,...
Read MoreAndy Burnham is closing in on Downing Street after a big win in the Makerfield byelection. John Harris and John Domokos take a deep dive into a place where people’s lives back up Burnham’s insistence that we’re...
Read MoreMinisters say PM faces being forced out by party if he does not act, with one calling his departure inevitableCabinet loyalists tell Starmer he has the weekend to set out timetable for exit‘Within 10 mins, he’d...
Read MoreHaving literally campaigned in poetry, the new Makerfield MP needs a summer of knuckling down to the small printBy the end, it had become less a byelection, more a mythical quest. Whoever could draw the sword from...
Read MoreBritish love of silliness comes to the fore when politicians stand shoulder to shoulder with satirical rivalsWhen world leaders are elected, it is usually a solemn moment, but when the Labour party veteran Andy Burnham found out...
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