All news on the topic: Andy Burnham

Waving his mic like a maraca, DJ for the night Andy Burnham joked to his audience: “This goes out to all the politicians in the room.”

Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend.

For the third time in a row Reform sought to stoke division and violence on Britain’s streets and have been roundly rejected by voters as a result, reports Adam Bienkov.

Victory for Labour. A heavy and wounding defeat for Nigel Farage and Reform UK. Triumph for Andy Burnham. Complete and utter ruin for Keir Starmer.

Having been on Reform UK’s target list as a winnable seat, Andy Burnham’s new constituency is a microcosm of Brexit Britain and the failed legacies of Thatcher and Blair.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday he would not walk away, vowing to fight any challenge from his leading party rival Andy Burnham and potentially ushering in a new bout of political instability.

Andy Burnham has won the crunch Makerfield by-election, setting him on course to challenge Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

Polls have opened in Makerfield, where voters are set to take part in what could be one of the most consequential by-elections in British political history.

Keir Starmer has revealed how he plans to take the fight to Andy Burnham - and keep his job as Prime Minister.

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.

The Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s "torpor and timidity" towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position.

Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to set the date of his departure from Downing Street on Friday morning in the wake of the Makerfield by-election result.

The social media ban for under-16s is not a “silver bullet”, the Technology Secretary acknowledged as she faced a backlash from firms which will be hit by the restriction.

Nigel Farage should take his “nasty hate, anger and division” elsewhere, a Cabinet minister has said, after the Reform UK leader published a long essay about Britain being a two-tier state against white people.

The UK’s new defence secretary has said he is “absolutely determined” to provide the armed forces with the funding needed.

Discourse is becoming more polarised and “communities don’t work together any more”, he said during a campaign speech.

Sir Keir’s authority suffered further blows in recent days after John Healey resigned as Defence Secretary, followed by Al Carns’ resignation as Armed Forces Minister, over the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).

A bomb has gone off under Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Andy Burnham has confirmed that he supports capping political donations in the UK, putting him at odds with Keir Starmer’s Government.

Today, we learned that Britain’s national debt is growing at a faster pace than any country in the world, except Botswana. Yet instead of taking control, Reeves wants to borrow and spend even more.

Labour MPs are advocating for the Government’s landmark elections bill to be strengthened with numerous amendments that could limit political donations in the UK

Peter Mandelson described Keir Starmer’s No10 as “beleaguered and bereft” and said the Prime Minister lacked “verve” in explosive documents published today.

Labour should consider reducing national insurance and granting new oil drilling licenses for the North Sea, Wes Streeting said as he continued to advocate for the party’s leadership.