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The Latest Breaking News on Andy Burnham leadership speculation frustrating for MPs, claims Labour chair on eve of party conference

Andy Burnham leadership speculation frustrating for MPs, claims Labour chair on eve of party conference

Party infighting and speculation over the future of prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to dominate event in Liverpool

The Independent UK

Labour MPs frustrated by Burnham leadership manoeuvrings, says party chairwoman

Anna Turley acknowledged ahead of Labour’s conference in Liverpool on Sunday that there had been a ‘challenging couple of weeks’ for the leadership.

The Independent UK

Who Is Andy Burnham? Manchester Mayor's Radical Pivot Sparks Labour Showdown with Starmer

Andy Burnham's radical tax, welfare, and nationalisation plans spark open conflict with Keir Starmer, fuelling speculation of a Labour leadership clash.

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The Guardian view on Labour conference: a clash of visions and direction, not egos and personnel

Editorial: With his authority ebbing, Sir Keir Starmer offers continuity. Andy Burnham promises rupture. The choice is between Anglo-American orthodoxy and European-style interventionism

The Guardian - UK

The case against digital ID cards: imagine how a Reform government could use them

The civil liberties argument against giving the state more power over our lives becomes more urgent by the day – just look to Trump’s America, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

If Starmer wants to beat Reform, he’ll need more than ‘patriotic renewal’ – whatever that is

Today’s big ‘fightback’ speech continued with the prime minister’s curious strategy of ceding ground to his enemies, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

To revive Labour, Starmer should go to conference with this pledge: we will clean politics of sleaze

Another donations controversy, and another chance for the PM to draw the line – and stem the flow of dubious money into Westminster, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Will he? Won’t he? Do the King of the North’s antics remind you of anyone?

As Andy Burnham heads to Liverpool, think back to the Tory conferences of 2017 and 2018. We all know how that panned out, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham’s leadership ambitions: what is the path to mounting a challenge against Keir Starmer?

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has triggered a blazing row by telling the Telegraph that MPs want him to mount a leadership challenge against prime minister Keir Starmer.

The Conversation

UK faces ‘battle for the soul’ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat

In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the ‘politics of predatory grievance’.

The Independent UK

UK's Starmer Urges Liberals To Fight 'The Lies' Told By Far Right

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told a global conference of centre-left leaders Friday that they must tackle uncontrolled migration and confront "lies" being told about their countries by hard-right politicians seeking to win over voters.

International Business Times

Starmer: We’re in an open fight with Reform for soul of the country

Keir Starmer gives his most passionate speech yet as prime minister as he takes the gloves off in his fight against Reform UK

The Independent UK

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham has ‘legitimate concerns’ about Labour leadership – Sadiq Khan

Sir Sadiq said Andy Burnham was entitled to raise any concerns he has about Sir Keir Starmer.

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Labour in crisis? Join live Q&A with chief political commentator John Rentoul to dissect Starmer’s future

ASK ME ANYTHING: Join John Rentoul for a live Ask Me Anything to discuss Labour’s internal turmoil, Starmer’s leadership under pressure, and the challenges posed by Farage’s rising Reform party

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