Keir Starmer's departure timetable has sparked frenzied preparations in Mr Burnham's leadership team, as they rush to assemble policies, and a government, in record time.

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

The embattled British prime minister is widely expected to announce a plan for his exit just as his likely successor, Andy Burnham, arrives in Westminster.