Burnham in a Bidding Frenzy, Starmer in Pyjamas and Liz Truss in the Cupboard
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A charismatic health minister, a scandal-plagued former party leader, or the mayor known as the "King of the North"? British media are speculating about several possible contenders for the country's embattled prime minister. One of them has been riding high in the odds in recent days.
Andy Burham, the popular mayor of Manchester, has decided to compete to succeed Sir Keir Starmer at the head of the government. The Prime Minister refuses to leave, despite the sound defeat of his party in the municipal and regional elections. Until there was a credible contender and Starmer thought that he could dig in and continue to rule with homeopathic doses. But the challenge of Burham, the so-called 'King of the North', changes things. It…
Early polls suggest that Wes Streeting would not be able to knock Keir Starmer down, but both Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham could easily take his leadership away from him. Learn more: Starmer and the Impossible Bet: Seek support from Europeans as well as Eurosceptics as his rivals corner him
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