Keir Starmer insisted he was going nowhere after Andy Burnham indicated he would challenge him if he becomes an MP, and accused the government of losing touch with working class people by overtaxing small businesses

Andy Burnham has confirmed he will seek to join a leadership race if he wins the Makerfield by-election on June 18 during a lively BBC Question Time debate in a warning to Keir…

Manchester mayor targets June 18 parliamentary by-election before launching his bid for No 10.

Manchester mayor still to confirm if he would trigger a contest

Downing Street responded after Andy Burnham publicly admitted that he would consider launching a bid to become Labour leader

Lord Hermer, the attorney general, said ‘no-one has ever got rich betting against’ the Labour leader after Andy Burnham fired the starting gun on his campaign to become prime…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLord Hermer, the Attorney General, has…

Defiant Sir Keir Starmer today pledged ‘I’m not going to walk away’ after Andy Burnham finally admitted openly on Question Time that he has Labour leadership ambitions. The Prime…

Defiant Sir Keir Starmer today pledged ‘I’m not going to walk away’ after Andy Burnham finally admitted openly on Question Time that he has Labour leadership ambitions. The Prime…

Keir Starmer insisted he was going nowhere after Andy Burnham indicated he would challenge him if he becomes an MP, and accused the government of losing touch with working class…

Labour MPs backing the Prime Minister said he 'is not going anywhere' amid a push to prevent a coronation for Mr Burnham as Sir Keir's replacement.