Starmer rival wins key UK byelection which may trigger bid to oust PM
Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham has won a historic byelection, securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Burnham, a former government minister who has been Greater Manchester mayor since 2017, ensured his return to parliament by emphatically beating the hard-right Reform UK party’s candidate in the Makerfield constituency in northwest England.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to face a challenge from Andy Burnham for the Labour leadership. Photo / Getty Images
The 56-year-old long-time figure in centre-left Labour has indicated he will challenge Starmer for the party’s leadership, and to be prime minister, and needed to win the high-stakes vote to be in a position to trigger such a contest.
- AFP
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