The would-be Prime Minister has so far been vague on how he plans to keep the country safe and what he would do over the black hole in military funding.

Labour grandees, including some Cabinet ministers, told the Prime Minister that his time was up following Mr Burnham's thumping victory in the Makerfield by-election.

Ministers say PM faces being forced out by party if he does not act, with one calling his departure inevitable

The Prime Minister is considering a bid to sabotage a 'coronation' of Andy Burnham by secretly lending support to Wes Streeting and triggering a full-blown Labour leadership…

As the British prime minister weighs resigning as early as Monday, leader-in-waiting Andy Burnham needs to settle on an economic team.

Former head of the Army tells The i Paper Burnham would be “foolish in the extreme” if he tried to assert that the UK is safe with the existing defence spending blueprint

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The threat to Starmer has been building for months and increases sharply when Burnham decisively wins a parliamentary election to return to Westminster.

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The self-styled 'King of the North' is on course for a 'coronation' next month after Keir Starmer dramatically resigned less than two years after his landslide election win.

The self-styled 'King of the North' is on course for a 'coronation' next month after Keir Starmer dramatically resigned less than two years after his landslide election win.

The would-be Prime Minister has so far been vague on how he plans to keep the country safe and what he would do over the black hole in military funding.

If Andy Burnham becomes PM he may enjoy a brief honeymoon but reality will hit him before the nights draw in.

Andy Burnham is the very clear favourite to take over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister. But Al Carns – the former soldier and armed forces minister – is said to be weighing…

Andy Burnham , who is almost certain to succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, is said to want to decide himself on the vital multi-billion pound package.

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Starmer and Burnham meet face-to-face for the first time since the PM resigned as Labour’s newest MP prepares to succeed him