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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Who's in Keir Starmer's cabinet?

An in-depth look at which Labour MPs are currently serving in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cabinet.

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

Starmer resigns as UK prime minister - The Latest

Keir Starmer has announced he is standing down as prime minister after days of intense pressure from Labour MPs, including cabinet ministers, following Andy Burnham’s byelection victory in Makerfield. Wes Streeting has ruled himself out of the running, so will it be a coronation for the ‘king of the north’ or could another candidate emerge? Lucy Hough speaks to senior political correspondent Peter Walker – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Labour Wars: Who Will Be in Burnham’s Cabinet?

Guido members get exclusive access to Labour Wars, the inside track on what’s really happening at the top of government. Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also receive priority tickets to all our events, like our recent debate, Is Britain Broken, featuring Zia Yusuf, Fraser Nelson, and David Frost. Click here to become a member today… At…

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Express Politics22 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham's train to London to become PM just summed up this pitiful Labour government

Express reporter Adam Toms said the Makerfield MP's arrival in the capital was like something right out of a political comedy

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Second Reform councillor quits party

Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Second Reform councillor quits party

Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

What do we know about Andy Burnham's politics?

This is not the first time Burnham has tried to become Labour leader, so what else do we know?

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

Good luck, Andy Burnham – you’ll need more than a smile and a better bus service to succeed in No 10 | Simon Jenkins

As prime minister, Starmer acted with dignity. What a pity that those Labour colleagues who ousted him could not do the same The toppling by his colleagues of Britain’s prime minister is humiliating, not only for Keir Starmer but for parliamentary democracy. It is a rejection of the electorate, which chose a party with Starmer at its head, and of Labour’s manifesto of less than two years ago, all in favour someone who, until last week, had not been an MP since 2017. Andy Burnham’s sole claim to

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

The rise and fall of Keir Starmer: where did it all go wrong?

PM’s demise after landslide victory two years ago points to an increasingly volatile and impatient electorate Historians will puzzle over this one. Of the six prime ministers that have led Britain over the last decade, with a seventh now on the way, it will be the fall of Keir Starmer that will most perplex the political analysts of the future. They will ponder a man who won a landslide victory in July 2024 only to be pushed out less than two years later, having started no illegal wars, having t

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Express Politics22 Jun 2026

Key detail you might have missed in Andy Burnham's arrival - and it should terrify you

There's two key details you might have missed in the arrival of Andy Burnham in Westminster today.

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Express Politics22 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham's nauseating arrival and the terrifying hidden detail you might've missed

Former Greater Manchester mayor's journey to Westminster included some hidden clues about his government's direction should he take over

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Express Politics22 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch issue general election warning to Andy Burnham

New Makerfield MP on track to be the next prime minister after Keir Starmer's bombshell resignation

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