Allies of the Prime Minister believe the Energy Secretary is poised to lead a wave of ministerial resignations if Sir Keir refuses to bow to Andy Burnham's demands to quit.

Former health secretary said he had ‘no doubt’ there would be a Labour leadership contest as he said he hopes Andy Burnham wins a seat in Parliament later this week

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.