Prime minister said to be calling cabinet members but faces growing consensus that his time in Downing Street is over

The polls are all sending the same message. Andy Burnham is on course for a close, but clear, victory. At which point, the final act of Keir Starmer's premiership will open.

Former health secretary Wes Streeting also threatened to launch a leadership contest if the prime minister did not set out a timetable to step down