Andy Burnham has been appointed the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade, formally assuming the post after Sir Keir Starmer's resignation. Starmer's downfall followed tanking approval ratings, scandals involving Peter Mandelson and grooming gangs, and poor local election results.
Andy Burnham has become the seventh British prime minister in a decade after Sir Keir Starmer's resignation, following a period of tanking approval, scandals, and poor election results. Burnham, previously Greater Manchester mayor, now faces immediate challenges including the cost of living, immigration, and strained international relations.
Nigel Farage emerged from an eight-week media silence to face intense scrutiny over a £5m crypto-billionaire gift and his stance on Brexit. His return was met with hostility, with questions about public trust, his candidate's controversial remarks, and the timing of the donation.
Andy Burnham's campaign is reportedly trying to prevent ministers from resigning to avoid destabilizing Keir Starmer's government amid fallout from the Makerfield byelection. Burnham's team seeks a managed transition, not immediate chaos, should he win the election. Starmer's allies are discussing strategies to counter a potential challenge.
Prime minister tells crunch cabinet meeting a leadership challenge has not been triggered and he wants to ‘get on with governing’Minister resigns from Starmer government with call for PM to quitLabour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand asideHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether Keir Starmer has decided how to respond to the pressure on him to resign. Jones is avoiding the question, as he did on Sky News earlier. (See 7.43am.) Continue reading...
Prime minister tells cabinet ‘the country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing’Minister resigns from Starmer government with call for PM to quitHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether Keir Starmer has decided how to respond to the pressure on him to resign. Jones is avoiding the question, as he did on Sky News earlier. (See 7.43am.) Continue reading...
Communities minister Miatta Fahnbulleh is first minister to leave government after heavy election lossesUK politics live – latest updatesMiatta Fahnbulleh has become the first minister to resign from Keir Starmer’s government, calling on the prime minister to quit.The communities minister’s resignation came as one of Starmer’s closest aides declined to say whether he would lead Labour into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign. Continue reading...
Former top civil servant Olly Robbins alleges parts of Keir Starmer's government believed there was no need for full security vetting of Peter Mandelson before appointing him Britain's ambassador to the US in late 2024. Robbins, sacked last week over the vetting controversy, told the Foreign Affairs Committee there was a 'generally dismissive attitude' towards vetting Mandelson, a House of Lords member and privy counsellor. He confirmed he did not tell No. 10 about a vetting recommendation against Mandelson, believing confidentiality forbade it. Starmer has insisted Robbins could and should have told him.
