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Starmer says he will stand in any Labour leadership contest against Burnham

Politics The Guardian By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor 19 Jun 2026 09:52 1 min read
Starmer says he will stand in any Labour leadership contest against Burnham

Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelection UK politics – live updates How quickly could Burnham become PM? Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a Labour leadership contest should one be triggered after Andy Burnham’s decisive victory in the Makerfield byelection, adding he will not “walk away”. He also warned that such a contest would “plunge us into chaos” and that Labour needed to “pull together” to contest the byelection

Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelection

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Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a Labour leadership contest should one be triggered after Andy Burnham’s decisive victory in the Makerfield byelection, adding he will not “walk away”.

He also warned that such a contest would “plunge us into chaos” and that Labour needed to “pull together” to contest the byelection to replace Burnham as the mayor of Greater Manchester.

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