Failing PM Starmer and his challenger, Manchester mayor Burnham – Wiki Commons Peculiar situation has Starmer rooting for Reform UK against his own party. Polls among the Labour Party sitting MPs show that Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is the clear favorite to become the new party leader (and British prime minister) in a challenge to scandal-crisis-plagued Keir Starmer. ‘It’s clear there is still a degree of regard for Keir Starmer by the membership… Keir Starmer’s fate probably rests on the outcome in Makerfield.’ Pollster Sir John Curtice reacts to a new poll among Labour members putting Andy Burnham’s popularity above Keir Starmer’s. pic.twitter.com/FqzA45fAjV — GB News (@GBNEWS) May 19, 2026 But first, Burnham has to win the by-election in Makerfield, a constituency where Nigel Farage’s…
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