Sir Keir Starmer is understood to be discussing a plan to handover the Labour leadership to Andy Burnham amid a growing belief that he will announce his timetable for departure on Monday.
The former Greater Manchester mayor is understood to want to wait to become prime minister until September and a delay would, according to a source, “allow the prime minister to secure his legacy.” The source said that the prime minister is now “working towards” a handover in early September after the summer recess but MPs suggest it could be as early as mid-July.
