General · 20 June 2026
Starmer under pressure to set exit date
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer faces growing calls to set a departure timetable after Andy Burnham's by-election win. Many Labour MPs want him to hand power to the former Greater Manchester mayor without a contest, but the PM insists he will fight. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander suggested he set out a timetable, with a crunch cabinet meeting due next Tuesday.
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