Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelection
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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 needs to now “pull together” to contest the byelection to replace Burnham as the mayor of Greater Manchester.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/19/starmer-says-will-stand-in-labour-leadership-contest-burnham
Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
Publish date : 2026-06-19 09:52:00
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