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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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UK's Starmer faces pressure as ministers see Andy Burnham as successor

London: A clear majority of Keir Starmer's cabinet believe it's now inevitable Andy Burnham's will take over as prime minister, according to people familiar with the thinking of more than 15 cabinet ministers, who spoke to Bloomberg on condition of anonymity on Friday.

However, as of late in the afternoon, most remained unwilling to do anything about it. The majority of the cabinet was still not ready to tell Starmer to set out a timetable for his departure, the people said, preferring to wait and see how developments unfold.

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