The former health secretary clears the path for Burnham's coronation after weeks of positioning himself as a potential rival to…
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Labour minister’s call for a general election whenever a party changes leader divides opinion online
Mike Tapp says legislation to force elections after forced leadership changes would "stop the constant churn" of prime ministers -…
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Keir Starmer resigns as Labour leader and sets out timetable for departure from Downing Street
The prime minister accepted the verdict of his parliamentary party in a statement outside No 10 on Monday morning, with…
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Starmer expected to set out resignation timetable on Monday as Burnham secures majority of Labour MPs
The prime minister is understood to have accepted his position is no longer tenable, with a cabinet showdown looming on…
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Michel Barnier says UK could keep pound and Schengen opt-out if it rejoined the EU
The EU's former chief Brexit negotiator says there is no obstacle to Britain retaining special terms on re-entry, as the…
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Andy Burnham wins Makerfield byelection by huge majority, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge
The Greater Manchester mayor has now returned to Westminster and is widely expected to mount a formal challenge to Keir…
Read MoreStarmer responds to Streeting’s leadership challenge at G7 – and admits his answer on the next election has changed
He said he would not walk away under any circumstances.
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‘He should be ashamed’: Lammy tears into Tory MP who laughed about Russian arson attacks on Starmer’s home – on the anniversary of Jo Cox’s murder
Two men were convicted of the Russian-linked arson attacks on Starmer's home. The next day, a Tory MP laughed about…
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Streeting tells Starmer to set a timetable to stand down as Labour leadership row breaks open
Starmer, speaking from France, said he intended to carry on. Two days to go.
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Reform MP told to ‘think carefully’ after Special Forces question backfires spectacularly in the Commons
"I suggest that she thinks carefully before asking questions like that again"
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