Keir Starmer will resign as leader of the Labour Party and prime minister, he has announced in a speech outside No 10.

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Keir Starmer’s swan song has begun. Westminster lies in wait for his most likely successor – the MP for Makerfield – who was absent from the Commons once again this afternoon, during PMQs. In the ...

How did it all go so wrong for Keir Starmer? Over the following hours, days and weeks, Starmer’s supporters will make the ...

Will anyone oppose Andy Burnham? The Socialist Campaign Group is concerned about Shabana Mahmood and Josh Simons By Megan Kenyon The path to Downing Street might look open for Andy Burnham after his ...

Andy Burnham will need to do more than follow the rules if he wants to lead Britain By Phil Tinline In his acceptance speech in the early hours of Friday, a victorious Andy Burnham sought to convince ...

Can James Purnell do a better job than Morgan McSweeney? His new chief of staff role tells us a lot about Andy Burnham’s intentions By Ethan Croft Andy Burnham is set to appoint James Purnell, a ...

Keir Starmer was never so popular with the public as in the early months of 2020, when he had just become Labour leader and not many people knew about him. His popularity only saw a slight surge – ...

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The fixation on who will be PM obscures the deeper forces shaping Britain’s finances – and the cost of addressing them By Dominic Caddick Judging by much of the coverage of the Makerfield by-election, ...