Pressure grows on Starmer to step aside for Burnham – UK politics live (opens in new tab)

Ministers say PM faces being forced out by party if he does not act, with one calling his departure inevitableKeir Starmer faces pressure from cabinet ministers and MPs to avoid a bruising leadership battle and instead set a timetable to hand power to Andy Burnham, who won a resounding majority in the Makerfield byelection.The prime minister pledged to fight to keep his job, but ministers loyal to Starmer have urged him to set out plans to step down over the weekend.Starmer called members of ...