Sir Keir Starmer is said to be privately weighing whether to resign as Prime Minister following Andy Burnham's commanding victory in the Makerfield by-election, according to senior Labour insiders. A senior ally of the Prime Minister has put the likelihood of him choosing to fight on at just 25 per cent, a stark signal of how dramatically the political ground has shifted within days.
The PM spent the weekend at Chequers with his wife Victoria, described by those close to him as a period of reflection on 'what is best for the party and for the country.' While Starmer has publicly insisted he intends to stay and contest any leadership challenge, sources suggest his mood changed sharply once the full scale of Burnham's win became clear.
