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Who could be the main players on Team Burnham?
Former Greater Manchester mayor, who could become UK’s next PM by mid-July, is not short on options
Badenoch eschews niceties and takes lumps out of Starmer’s cabinet in first PMQs after quitting
Presumed incoming prime minister Andy Burnham should get ready for a weekly battle with the rambunctious Tory leader
Keir Starmer holds ‘frosty’ talks with Andy Burnham to thrash out transition of power
Burnham had initially hoped to take over in September but could become next UK prime minister within weeks
What could Andy Burnham’s first 100 days in power look like?
Former Manchester mayor could get keys to No 10 sooner than his team would have liked – but he will need to deliver fast to succeed
Andy Burnham could still face challenge in race to become UK prime minister
A handful of outside-bet candidates have not ruled themselves out of the leadership competition
UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s resignation speech in full
‘Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party’
Wins, losses and U-turns: Keir Starmer’s successes and failures in No 10
Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – was positive?
Starmer expected to outline timetable for departure outside No 10
Move would clear the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without formal contest
Can Andy Burnham be a better prime minister than Keir Starmer?
Starmer may be on his way out but the issues that constrained his premiership won’t go with him
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as British prime minister on Monday
Starmer, who has faced ‘political realities’ of his situation, set to be replaced by newly-elected MP Andy Burnham
‘Absolutely no authority’: Labour calls grow for Keir Starmer to stand down as British PM
Andy Burnham’s byelection win prompts more backbenchers and Labour grandees to call for Starmer to step aside
Andy Burnham’s Britain appears to be moving towards reality. What would it look like?
After his resounding byelection victory in Makerfield, what is the so-called King of the North’s vision for the UK if he unseats Keir Starmer as prime minister?
Keir Starmer facing pressure to resign from ministers after Burnham’s by-election win
Win for Greater Manchester mayor paves way for challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership
Andy Burnham: How quickly could he become the UK’s prime minister?
Keir Starmer could reflect on the scale of Burnham’s win and step down immediately. He could also put up a fight
Today’s Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland
If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party
Andy Burnham eyes byelection finishing line while for Starmer it might truly be the end
Greater Manchester mayor is favourite to win on Thursday but the spectre of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK isn’t banished yet
In praise of the Wigan kebab: ‘Want Irish curry sauce with it?’
Locals are surely the carbohydrate kings and queens of England
Labour hoping Nigel Farage will lose some of his flock to right-wing Rebecca Shepherd
Rebecca Shepherd running in the Makerfield byelection could help Andy Burnham realise his dream of leading Britain
Roy Hattersley, ‘giant’ of the UK Labour movement, dies aged 93
Keir Starmer led the tributes to party’s former deputy leader
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘The disillusionment with Labour is huge’
Former UK Labour leader tells The Irish Times Keir Starmer’s 2024 election victory was ‘loveless landslide’
Prominent MP tells Dublin event UK Labour Party faces ‘chaos’ if Andy Burnham fails to win byelection
John McDonnell says Keir Starmer has lost public confidence and no other candidate has the support to replace him
Latest Mandelson files show what former ambassador really thought of Keir Starmer’s government
Tranche of 1,500 pages of emails and WhatsApps released on Monday
What would a radical alternative look like for this island?
A reconnected Ireland could meet the challenges of the future and materially improve the lives of ordinary people
Ghost of Tony Blair continues to haunt Labour
Intervention by former prime minister almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his party
Tony Blair lambasts Labour’s leadership woes
Former prime minister says party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ means it is likely to lose the next election
UK government is still paying the cost of Brexit
Leaving the European Union has proven to be an economic slow puncture, rather than a car crash
Ireland’s politics of strategic ambiguity served us well – until it didn’t
‘Not Fine Gael’ is not a policy platform for Ireland’s opposition, any more than ‘not Trump’ helped the US Democrats
Makerfield or Breakerfield? Andy Burnham faces defining test in Reform stronghold
Scale of task facing Greater Manchester mayor evident in a constituency where Labour has haemorrhaged votes to Nigel Farage’s Reform party
UK borrowing rises and retail sales slide in April
Strains on economy and public finances come as ruling Labour Party engulfed in leadership crisis
Bond vultures circle British government as threat of renewed political upheaval returns
Markets fear moves to topple Keir Starmer will entail a leftward shift politically and looser spending protocols
‘Not very British’: Rachel Reeves tells foul-mouthed Reform UK heckler good manners matter
Chancellor wins support from Tories but Nigel Farage says he would ‘like to buy this man a pint’
Keir Starmer revolt revives Brexit row. So, how could the UK rejoin the EU?
Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic mistake’ while Andy Burnham sees ‘long-term case’ for rejoining EU
Britain’s politics meets the bond market reality check
The UK does not set the price of its borrowing unilaterally, a lesson one Labour leadership hopeful must learn
Wes Streeting says he will challenge Keir Starmer in any Labour leadership contest
Former UK minister for health tells conference that Britain’s decision to leave EU was ‘a catastrophic mistake’
How did Nigel Farage go from crank to bookies’ favourite for prime minister after the next election?
Farage’s carefully crafted persona plays on nostalgia for an imagined world sourced from the golden age of British TV
Britain on edge: Streets brace for protest ahead of fraught weekend
After a week of drama at Westminster, London prepares for far-right and pro-Palestinian marches
Burnham approved to run in byelection; Pound heading for worst week in 18 months
British government bonds, stocks and sterling fall
Andy Burnham clears Labour committee hurdle as possible date for crucial byelection emerges
UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s biggest leadership rival edges closer to race that could open path to Downing Street
Andy Burnham: the political chameleon making a bid for Labour’s top job
Having traversed Labour’s ideological spectrum, the Greater Manchester mayor is recasting himself as the party’s potential saviour
MP resignation paves way for Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to challenge Starmer
MP tells prime minister it is clear he will not lead Labour into next election and therefore he should step down
Andy Burnham makes his move as Keir Starmer’s troubles mount
Manchester mayor finds seat he may be able to contest in a byelection, opening up a route to challenge the UK prime minister
Wes Streeting: Is the man who wants to lead Labour a reformer or performer?
Critics see Streeting, who has resigned as UK health secretary, as a schemer who appears to prioritise announcements over delivery
Keir Starmer is bland, stable, boring – he should have gone a long way
The beleaguered UK prime minister may not be entirely up to the moment – but as moments go, who would be?
Streeting seeks backing for leadership contest, Starmer to fight any attempt to unseat him
Would-be challenger Andy Burnham in need of sitting MP to give up seat and win byelection to have chance of becoming PM
Starmer facing ‘crisis of vision’, UK parliament hears, but has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting
UK prime minister and Labour leader met health secretary, who appears poised to challenge him, this morning
Labour leadership phoney war set to end as real battle begins
Wes Streeting expected to fire the starting gun on Thursday on bid to unseat UK prime minister Keir Starmer
Starmer set for showdown with leadership rival Wes Streeting
Embattled UK prime minister set for talks with one of the main contenders for his job after a day of drama at Westminster
Streeting ally Zubir Ahmed fourth minister to resign amid calls for Keir Starmer’s exit
Ministers Jess Phillips and Miatta Fahnbulleh resign, while Starmer loyalists pledge their support
Starmer’s stubborn stand: Boris Johnson’s ghost looms large as Labour turn the screw
Besieged UK prime minister finds himself exactly where Tory leader was four years ago
Who could replace Keir Starmer as UK prime minister?
If a leadership battle gets under way, these Labour politicians may be the key runners and riders
Labour leadership: Wes Streeting faces narrow road to party members’ favour
Health secretary’s soft-right credentials put him at disadvantage even with reduced membership under Starmer
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