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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Polls open in by-election that could determine next prime minister

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The Independent UK

Plan to ban ‘private equity sharks’ from social care dropped, Wes Streeting says

Exclusive: Ex-minister accuses Labour of ‘overcautiousness’ and says his proposal was cut from manifesto

The Guardian - UK

Starmer rival seeks win in UK poll pivotal to PM’s fate

ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, England - Britain was holding a key local election on Thursday that could trigger the endgame for Labour leader Keir Starmer’s beleaguered premiership, or win him a reprieve.

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Future of UK's Starmer hangs on crucial by-election

The polls have opened in England in a historic election that leadership contender Andy Burnham hopes will begin his bid to oust Keir Starmer as prime minister.

AAP

Starmer rival Andy Burnham seeks win in local UK poll pivotal to PM's fate

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is hoping to emerge triumphant from a key local election Thursday that could propel the popular Labour party veteran to the UK premiership. Several figures within the centre-left party are positioning themselves to challenge the deeply unpopular Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

France 24

Starmer rival seeks win in UK by-election pivotal to PM's fate

Britain was holding a key local election on Thursday that could trigger the endgame for Labour leader Keir Starmer's beleaguered premiership, or win him a reprieve.

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Starmer latest: PM expected to announce resignation plan as Burnham heads to Westminster

The Independent understands Sir Keir Starmer’s expected resignation could pave the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister by September

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham Makerfield by-election win LIVE: MP vows 'new path for Britain' as he storms towards no10

Andy Burnham expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for Labour leadership - but stops short of announcing bid at victory rally

Evening Standard

Polls open in Makerfield by-election which could determine Starmer’s future

Andy Burnham is standing as Labour’s candidate in Makerfield with the hope of returning to Parliament to oust Sir Keir Starmer.

Evening Standard

Makerfield by-election: Could Andy Burnham be Labour's lucky general as he marches on No10?

The economy may pick up, NHS waiting lists fall further and immigration be partly defused as a political issue

Evening Standard

Labour campaigners fear hordes of MPs may annoy public as Makerfield votes

Up to 3,000 activists – including cabinet ministers and other MPs – descending on constituency to back Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK

Russia-linked arson attacks show bad actors targeting UK, says Starmer

Prime minister says country needs to resist those who seek to ‘exploit division’ and ‘destabilise democracy’

The Guardian - UK

Russia creating chaos by exploiting UK’s far-right, Starmer warns after home targeted in arson attack

’There are many actors who want to divide our country’, the prime minister told reporters at the G7 summit

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The Independent UK

A special election in the UK could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer's future as Britain's prime minister is on the line in a special election in Makerfield in northwest England

The Guardian - UK

Why is there so much interest in a byelection in north-west England?

About 70,000 voters in Greater Manchester’s Makerfield constituency could play pivotal role in ending Keir Starmer’s time as UK prime minster

Evening Standard

Voters go to polls in crunch by-election for Starmer’s leadership

Andy Burnham is standing as Labour’s candidate in Makerfield with the hope of returning to Parliament to oust Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Starmer tight-lipped on whether Britain should rejoin EU despite pressure from Burnham and Streeting

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Reason

England Fans Warned Not To Chant 'Keir Starmer's a Wanker' at World Cup

FIFA can restrict political messaging inside its stadiums, but there is no stopping English football fans from mocking their prime minister elsewhere.

The Guardian - UK

How quickly could Andy Burnham become the UK’s prime minister?

After winning the Makerfield byelection, the returning Labour MP faces a number of scenarios in his bid to replace Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos

Exclusive: Allies of Labour’s Makerfield candidate concerned rapid collapse of Starmer government would increase instability

The Guardian - UK

‘We had right of way’: when British fair play met Russian firepower off the Isle of Wight

Jane and Alan Kelvey’s holiday yacht met a warship in the Channel – at a tense time for Anglo-Russian relations

The Independent UK

Voices: A win for Andy Burnham doesn’t have to be the country’s loss

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By offering Labour’s Makerfield candidate a role in government if he wins, the prime minister has shown how a faltering administration could yet be rebuilt. It would not look good to spurn such a substantive opportunity to serve both party and country

The Times of India

High-stakes byelection in Makerfield could hold keys to No. 10

LONDON: Voters in Makerfield in Wigan, Greater Manchester, potentially hold the keys to No. 10 when they vote in a high-stakes byelection on Thursday.

Evening Standard

If Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, what happens next and how soon could he be Prime Minister?

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he becomes an MP again

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