‘Astonishing’ win for Andy Burnham puts pressure on Starmer to step aside
Size of victory in Makerfield byelection has many allies hoping former Manchester mayor will be installed in No 10 within daysUK politics – live updatesHow quickly could Burnham become PM?Speaking hours before polls closed in Makerfield, a Downing Street source acknowledged a rare moment of doubt about the prime minister’s future. “Keir will fight on,” the source said, repeating the message to which Keir Starmer has stuck for several weeks. “Although, that might depend on the size of the majorit...
‘Astonishing’ win for Andy Burnham puts pressure on Starmer to step aside
Size of victory in Makerfield byelection has many allies hoping former Manchester mayor will be installed in No 10 within daysUK politics – live updatesHow quickly could Burnham become PM?Speaking hours before polls closed in Makerfield, a Downing Street source acknowledged a rare moment of doubt about the prime minister’s future. “Keir will fight on,” the source said, repeating the message to which Keir Starmer has stuck for several weeks. “Although, that might depend on the size of the majorit...
How quickly could Andy Burnham become the UK’s prime minister?
After winning the Makerfield byelection, the returning Labour MP faces a number of scenarios in his bid to replace Keir Starmer• UK politics – live updates• Full report: Burnham wins by huge majorityAfter Andy Burnham’s seismic victory in Makerfield, his prospects of becoming prime minister in short order look significantly higher than they did 24 hours ago.But there are many variables in that process – from whether he faces a rival such as Wes Streeting in a leadership contest, to whether Keir...
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Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win represents remarkable personal success for him
Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win represents remarkable personal success for himJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSir John CurticeProfessor of politics, Strathclyde UniversityBBCAndy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election represents a remarkable personal success.Last year in the Runcorn by-election, Labour's vote fell by 14 points. Four months ago in Gorton & Denton, it collapsed by 25 points.In Makerfield itself, Labour were 20 points behind Reform in the local elections on 7 Ma...
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'Praying for his good health & long life': PM Modi wishes Rahul on 56th birthday
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Andy Burnham wins Makerfield byelection, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge
Greater Manchester mayor beats Reform UK and hardline Restore Britain to return to Westminster after nine yearsUK politics – live updatesAndy Burnham has won the crucial Makerfield byelection by a huge majority, paving the way for a challenge to Keir Starmer’s premiership.The Greater Manchester mayor beat the Reform UK candidate, Robert Kenyon, and the new hardline Restore Britain party. Continue reading...
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SNP concedes Aberdeen South with Scottish Conservatives set to win
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Tom Hanks jokingly swipes MS NOW's viewership while appearing live on-air with reporter
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks took a swing out of left field Thursday to poke fun at MS NOW while appearing live on the network.MS NOW correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting live from the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, where some of the the biggest names in politics and entertainment gathered to launch the opening of former President Barack Obama's library and museum.Soboroff eyed the "Forrest Gump" star, who was busy hobnobbing with other attendees but eventually offered his time to...
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U.S. lifts blockade on Iranian ports as 60-day clock for a final deal starts ticking
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Trump finds his Iran off-ramp in Versailles, but saves the big issues for later: From the Politics Desk
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Polls close in historic Makerfield byelection that could see Andy Burnham elected and pave way for end of Starmer – UK politics live
Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor hopes a win over Reform UK will help force the prime minister to step asideThree economic heavyweights have been brought in to advise Andy Burnham as he attempts to reassure the markets before his possible return to parliament on Friday and challenge to Keir Starmer, Rowena Mason reports.Burnham is understood to be getting advice from Andy Haldane, a former Bank of England chief economist, as well as Richard Hughes, a former chair of the Office for Budget Respon...
Polls close in Makerfield byelection as Andy Burnham eyes No 10
Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor predicted to beat Reform but Keir Starmer is unlikely to easily step asidePolls have closed in Makerfield, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, with the result in the north-west of England constituency byelection poised to decide the future of UK politics.The population of Makerfield, a constituency sitting just outside Wigan, has found itself at the centre of the British political world in recent weeks after Andy Burnham quit as mayor of Greater Man...
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