Andy Burnham hopes a successful byelection will mean he can encourage Keir Starmer to step aside as prime minister Andy Burnham’s campaign has been forced to talk ministers out of resigning as early as this weekend to avoid Keir Starmer’s government descending into chaos amid fallout from the Mak...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/18/makerfield-byelection-polls-open-labour-leadership-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-latest-news-updates)