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Burnham prepares to challenge Starmer for leadership
Andy Burnham leads a faction challenging Keir Starmer amid scandals and poor polling, with 40% of reshuffle casualties from the north-west, risking Labour's cohesion and electoral strength.
- Sir Keir Starmer is set to confront MPs in the House of Commons following last week's reset amid criticism after Angela Rayner's resignation.
- The Mandelson revelations prompted scrutiny of vetting at No 10 after emails showed Lord Peter Mandelson urged Jeffrey Epstein, convicted offender referenced in emails, to fight for early release, prompting his sacking and intensifying questions about what Sir Keir Starmer knew.
- Andy Burnham has led a new group backing Lucy Powell's bid for deputy, while Labour's north-west caucus suffered 40 per cent of reshuffle casualties.
- Labour MPs, including Clive Lewis, said colleagues felt `concerned` and described a `very dangerous atmosphere`, while Powell called for a `change of culture` at No 10.
- Electoral pressure is rising as Reform UK chips away at Labour support in the north, winning a seat by six votes and pushing popular nationalisation policies, while bad polling threatens more than a third of the refreshed cabinet in forthcoming contests.
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With a government drowning in self-inflicted scandals, a party in a state of apathy, and a popularity in free fall, the British prime minister seems to have lost not only control of the narrative, but also the support of his own party.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right3Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Right
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60% Right
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C 20%
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