Starmer facing pressure from ministers and Labour grandees to prepare for ‘orderly exit’
Prime minister said to be calling cabinet members but faces growing consensus that his time in Downing Street is over UK politics – live updates
Prime minister said to be calling cabinet members but faces growing consensus that his time in Downing Street is over UK politics – live updates How quickly could Burnham become PM?
Cabinet ministers and Labour grandees are to urge Keir Starmer not to fight a leadership challenge and to prepare for an “orderly exit,” the Guardian understands.
Andy Burnham, who won a compelling majority in the Makerfield byelection overnight, is expected to travel to London on Monday to meet MPs in the expectation of becoming prime minister within weeks.
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