The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Starmer will not set timetable to step down – even if Burnham wins by-election

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The Independent UK · May 18

‘Do deal with Reform to beat Burnham in by-election’, Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Tories

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The Independent UK · May 18

Starmer’s opponents are paving way for Labour’s destruction, Lammy warns

Foreign secretary dismisses Streeting’s call to overturn Brexit as ‘sixth form debate’ and says it will pave way for Farage

The Independent UK · May 18

Keir Starmer won't be setting out a 'timetable for departure' as Prime Minister, says close ally David Lammy

‘There will be no timetables. What there is is getting on with the business of Government,’ says Tottenham MP David Lammy

Evening Standard · May 18

Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy

Deputy PM’s comments come as Starmer says he will back Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate ‘100%’

The Guardian - UK · May 18

Labour civil war: Keir Starmer vows to back Andy Burnham 100% in by-election despite Manchester Mayor's coup threat

‘I am focused on the job that I was asked to do, which is to serve my country and to carry out my duties as Prime Minister,’ says Sir Keir Starmer in a sign he will fight any attempt to topple him

Evening Standard · May 18

Newsletter: Brexit thrust to centre of UK's Labour leadership showdown

Also in this newsletter: Spanish conservatives win Andalusia regional elections but will likely rely on far-right to govern, in a vote seen as litmus test of Spain's wider politics.

Euronews · May 18

IMF raises UK growth forecast and backs Reeves’s deficit reduction plans; bonds recover after sell-off – as it happened

International Monetary Fund says ‘Staying the course on deficit reduction will be important’ for the UK, in annual assessment of the economy

The Guardian - UK · May 18

Monday briefing: Is the bond market making Britain ungovernable?

In today’s newsletter: The fate of Liz Truss is a warning to any PM thinking of implementing radical economic reform. But does the need to appease the market mean real change is always out of reach?

The Guardian - UK · May 18

Starmer’s Government returns to Westminster amid leadership rivals’ Brexit row

Reform UK, which is the second placed party in Makerfield, plans to make hay out of Mr Burnham’s historic support for rejoining the EU.

Evening Standard · May 17