The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Four top Labour figures could beat Starmer in a leadership race, poll finds

Research shows members would back Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting over PM

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025

Burnham heads list of candidates by Labour members to replace Starmer

The Greater Manchester mayor is one of four Labour politicians, including Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting, who Labour Party members would vote for to replace Keir Starmer, according to a new poll

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Second Labour MP calls for Keir Starmer to resign

The Prime Minister has dismissed talk of leadership challenges as ‘wasted’ time

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Double blow for Starmer as Burnham refuses to rule out leadership challenge and PM popularity hits record low

Most Labour voters see the PM and Chancellor Rachel Reeves negatively (52% and 57% respectively), according to a new YouGov poll

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

EHRC guidance dubbed ‘misogynist’s charter’ as trans people ‘could be banned from single-sex spaces based on looks’

Places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will reportedly be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

Burnham refuses to rule out challenging for Labour leadership

The mayor of Greater Manchester suggested questions over his leadership ambitions are part of the problem with Westminster culture.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

‘Devastating to think of lives that could have been saved under different PM’, say Covid bereaved – as it happened

Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inaction

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025

Andy Burnham refuses to rule out challenging Keir Starmer as PM amid leadership coup speculation

Asked whether he could rule out a challenge, the mayor of Greater Manchester said he would not answer ‘hypothetical questions’

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

A guttural groan in an energy-free zone: sullen resignation haunts PMQs

Usually raucous backbenchers snoozed through the session as Keir and Kemi’s exchanges descended into a slanging match

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Labour MP suggests he would give up seat for Andy Burnham Commons return

The Greater Manchester mayor would need to become an MP to launch a leadership bid.

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025