SIR Keir Starmer has pledged to throw his “100 per cent” support behind Andy Burnham’s by-election bid – even though it could spell curtains for his own premiership. The PM today insisted he was focused on “getting on with the job” despite intense jockeying by his leadership rivals. Mr Burnham has »»»

Andy Burnham faces a perilous race to win the Makerfield seat, his allies have said, as he gears up to fight a byelection that could decide the long-term future of Labour and the country. The Greater Manchester mayor is likely to be confirmed as Labour’s candidate for the north-west constituency la»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is under intense pressure to quit from within his Labour Party after a set of poor local election results, will not set out a timetable for his departure, his deputy David Lammy said on Monday. The heavy losses ‌for Labour ‌in the May 7 ‌elections triggered »»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is under intense pressure to quit from within his Labour Party after ‌a set of poor local election results, will not set out a timetable for his departure, his deputy David Lammy said on Monday. The heavy losses for Labour in the May 7 elections triggered al»»»

Whitehall officials are plotting to paralyse the Government with a sustained campaign of strikes if Nigel Farage wins the next election. The largest trade union for civil servants will this week vote on a motion calling for an 'industrial defence strategy' to sabotage a Farage administration, with »»»

2 Makerfield By-Election 2026: The Makerfield by-election is an upcoming UK parliamentary contest widely expected to take place on June 18, 2026. It was triggered by the sudden resignation announcement of Labour MP Josh Simons. He explicitly stepped down to clear a path for Greater Manchester Mayor»»»