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

Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelection UK politics – live updates How quickly could Burnham become PM? Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a…

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

Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelection UK politics – live updates How 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...

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