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Andy Burnham's Makerfield victory intensifies pressure on Keir Starmer to resign

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Kiran Stacey

19d ago· 7 min readenNews
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Summary

Andy Burnham's decisive victory in the Makerfield by-election has intensified pressure on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step aside. Downing Street sources expressed rare doubt about Starmer's future, with allies hoping Burnham could be installed as Labour leader and PM within days. Labour MP Louise Haigh publicly called for an orderly transition from Starmer to Burnham.

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bskyAndy Burnham's Makerfield victory intensifies pressure on Keir Starmer to resigntheguardian.com

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Keir will fight on, although, that might depend on the size of the majority.
I hope that [Starmer] will consider an orderly and managed transition.
Size of Makerfield victory has many allies hoping outgoing Greater Manchester mayor will be installed in No 10 within days
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Size of Makerfield victory has many allies hoping outgoing Greater Manchester mayor will be installed in No 10 within days

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