Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday

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Keir Starmer is expected to announce his departure as prime minister following intense pressure from Labour MPs, who favor Andy Burnham as the next Labour leader. The leadership contest comes ahead of the Makerfield byelection, where Burnham aims to regain a Westminster seat.

Overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs pushing Starmer towards announcing he will step down UK politics – live updates Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for Andy Burnham to become Labour leader. The prime minister and his allies had insisted for weeks that they would fight a leadership challenge from Burnham, or anyone else, before the Makerfield byelection in which Burnham was hoping to secure a return to Westminster. Continue reading...