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Sir Keir Starmer has signalled he is squarely focused on tackling the cost of living and remaining professional, despite turmoil at the top of Government.

With Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil service.

On February 25 2015, Andy Burnham rang me up out of the blue. In those days, I was the political editor at the Manchester Evening News, covering Greater Manchester’s escalating attempts to wrestle power away from London.

Brits want to see a Labour leadership contest rather than a coronation for Andy Burnham, new polling seen by media reveals.

As political post-mortems on Keir Starmer gather pace, new details are emerging about the network of behind-the-scenes figures who helped shape his rise — and whose internal dynamics may have ultimately contributed to his downfall.

Andy Burnham is on course for a coronation as prime minister, as opposition to his leadership bid dramatically melted away following Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.

Carol Vorderman has backed Andy Burnham for Prime Minister after Keir Starmer stepped down.

Keir Starmer has announced his departure from Downing Street in an emotional statement after spending the weekend weighing up his future with his wife Victoria.

US president Donald Trump has once again shared his thoughts on politics taking place on the other side of the pond, as he’s claimed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will resign, citing two “very important subjects” on which he believes the Labour leader has “failed badly”.

The debate over Starmer’s position continues, with rumours that the Prime Minister faces a deadline of Tuesday morning’s cabinet meeting to set a timetable for his departure.

"We promised people we weren’t going to do this." There is exasperation in the voice of a long time Labour adviser. But as every hour passes, it is more likely the UK will soon have its seventh prime minister in 10 years.

Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday he would not walk away, vowing to fight any challenge from his leading party rival Andy Burnham and potentially ushering in a new bout of political instability.

Andy Burnham has won the crunch Makerfield by-election, setting him on course to challenge Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

Andy Burnham plans to give Sir Keir Starmer one final chance to ’do the decent thing’ and resign before orchestrating a putsch to remove him from Downing Street.

Sir Keir’s authority suffered further blows in recent days after John Healey resigned as Defence Secretary, followed by Al Carns’ resignation as Armed Forces Minister, over the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).

A bomb has gone off under Keir Starmer’s leadership.

The weirdest thing about weeks like the last one in Westminster is ... they don’t feel that weird anymore.

He’s the would-be Labour leader and prime minister who has stood for the leadership unsuccessfully twice before.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised after he shared a social media post condemning the officers who arrested the Golders Green terror suspect.