Labour mayor Andy Burnham has signalled he will run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying if he wins a local election later this month he will seek to join any challenge against the British leader.
Speaking in a BBC debate with other contenders in an election to a parliamentary seat in northern England, Greater Manchester mayor Burnham said the governing Labour Party, which is trailing in opinion polls, needed a fundamental change.
Starmer, whose popularity ratings are some of the lowest for a British leader, has vowed to fight to keep his job, but potential rivals are circling him, including Burnham and former health minister Wes Streeting, who resigned last month in protest at the prime minister's record.
