Keir Starmer has been calling in groups of ministers to make clear he will fight any challenge to his leadership.

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.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will stand if a leadership contest is triggered, a senior minister said Sunday, after media reported Starmer had contacted key backers…

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British media cited unnamed MPs who said Prime Minister Starmer has been calling key supporters to say that if there is a leadership contest he would ‘fight it’.

Cabinet ministers are bracing for a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer's leadership as early as the end of June if Andy Burnham succeeds in the Makerfield by-election

Keir Starmer has been calling in groups of ministers to make clear he will fight any challenge to his leadership.

Burnham's stuttering BBC2 performance was further ammunition for Starmer's most die-hard supporters. Led by the Prime Minister's wife, they believe he should fight the…

Keir Starmer has been vowing to fight a challenge - which could come within weeks if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election next Thursday.

'Tempting to sack Rachel Reeves' as Chancellor, says one Cabinet source

Prime minister is ‘hellbent’ on fighting any contest - including sacking ministers who support Burnham