The writing appears to be on the wall for Sir Keir Starmer, and Labour desperately needs a leader who can see off the dual threats of the Greens and Reform UK. Sean O’Grady asks whether the ‘King of the North’ could be the party’s knight in shining armour, even if there’s a by-election in his way

Put plainly, the Greater Manchester mayor is electoral gold dust. The Labour party machine must not stand in his way to becoming an MP, says Neal Lawson of the cross-party…

A return to Westminster for Andy Burnham is far from guaranteed, while Starmer could fight a leadership challenge and win

The writing appears to be on the wall for Sir Keir Starmer, and Labour desperately needs a leader who can see off the dual threats of the Greens and Reform UK. Sean O’Grady asks…

Manchester mayor finds seat he may be able to contest in a byelection, opening up a route to challenge the UK prime minister