Starmer faces Labour pressure to set departure timetable after Burnham by-election win
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Jack Fenwick, Kate Whannel
4d ago· 6 min readenNews
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Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set a timetable for his departure as Prime Minister, following Andy Burnham's decisive victory in the Makerfield by-election. A growing faction within the Labour Party wants Starmer to hand power to Burnham without a contested leadership race. However, Starmer has stated he will fight any challenge and will not walk away from the job. Burnham's allies are urging Starmer to reflect over the weekend and heed advice from cabinet ministers and MPs, with the transport secretary reportedly among those advising him to set out an exit timetable.
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The prime minister has insisted he will fight any challenge and will not 'walk away' from the job
Burnham's allies have urged Sir Keir to reflect over the weekend and listen to his cabinet ministers, MPs
The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable.
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