Streeting could back down from leadership contest to allow Burnham to win, say reports Labour MPs are being called to give their support to the former Greater Manchester mayor, while it is understood that approaches have been made to former health secretary Wes Streeting, urging him to strike a dealContinue Reading
The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Keir Starmer is understood to be discussing a plan to handover the Labour leadership to Andy Burnham in September amid aContinue Reading
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a career-defining decision: step down or fight a challenge from LabourContinue Reading
The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Sir Keir Starmer is facing “a hard deadline” of Tuesday morning’s cabinet meeting to step down, insiders say, after a seniorContinue Reading
The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter When Lord Charlie Falconer says the game is up it feels like a ravens leaving the tower moment for Sir KeirContinue Reading
The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter As three by-elections approached this week – one in Makerfield in Greater Manchester, and two in Scotland – Tory leader KemiContinue Reading
Labour grandee warns against Burnham ‘coronation’ John Hutton, who served in both Blair and Brown’s cabinets, told The Independent there “shouldn’t be a coronation”. Lord Hutton said ”we need to know what any new leader is actually going to do. Governing from within our own comfort zone would be aContinue Reading
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Britain has tested new long-range strike weapons, with the government hoping for delivery to Ukraine within months. TheContinue Reading
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Keir Starmer is lost,” says Terry Miller. It’s a sunny Friday morning in Ashton-in-Makerfield, a market town fourContinue Reading
It wasn’t so close after all. Andy Burnham achieved 9,241 votes more than the second place Reform candidate, Robert Kenyon. Even talk of Restore Britain stealing votes from Reform mattered little in the end. The reality of the Makerfield by-election is it’s a thumping win for Labour’s Andy Burnham, andContinue Reading
