Starmer pledges orderly handover as Burnham leads race (opens in new tab)

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his Cabinet on Tuesday that he wanted an “orderly” handover after announcing he would step down as Labour leader and leave office once the party chooses a successor. Downing Street authorised access talks with prospective Labour leadership candidates, and Starmer met Andy Burnham for about an hour in London, their first face-to-face talks since Burnham returned to Parliament after winning the Makerfield by-election. Burnham, a former Greater Manche...