Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer
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Starmer will step down as Labour leader on Friday and hand power to Makerfield MP Andy Burnham, before leaving No 10 on Monday.
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Keir Starmer insists he wasn't a failure as PM in farewell speech before heading to see the King
Keir Starmer has given a farewell address outside the famous black door of No10, just two years after winning an extraordinary election landslide.
ANDY Burnham’s first Cabinet meeting yesterday was overshadowed by an embarrassing failure to spell out how he will pay for key spending commitments. The new Prime Minister’s cost-of-living plan
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At his final PMQs, Starmer soaked up the love from all sides – and even some tenderness from Kemi
It wasn’t his performances on Wednesday lunchtimes that did for the ultimate mid-table PM – it was all the other stuff
UK prime minister Keir Starmer has defended his record in an often emotional final outing at prime minister’s questions, which largely avoided political jibes in favour of tributes and questions, many about the World Cup.
Sir Keir Starmer faced MPs for his final Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, with many tributes, a littering of football jokes and tears by the end. It comes as Andy Burnham takes over as Labour leader on Friday and subsequently as prime minister on Monday.
Labour’s Johanna Baxter and Carolyn Harris both sounded emotional as they paid tribute to Sir Keir Starmer during his final round of weekly questions in the House of Commons this afternoon. And when I looked around during the PM’s last answer – slightly rushed,
Burnham is the front-runner to replace Starmer as prime minister, though at least two Labour MPs are considering trying to enter a leadership contest.
Andy Burnham has officially become Britain's new prime minister after being invited by King Charles III to form a government following Keir Starmer's resignation. The former Greater Manchester mayor pledged to restore confidence in government,