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Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges, including one charge of rape
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Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges, including one charge of rape
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What can we learn from the prime minister’s address in Downing Street and the people looking on? By Ben Quinn Photograph Sean SmithKeir Starmer announced his intention to resign as Britain’s prime minister in a short speech on Monday morning.Apart from the rain which poured down on his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, the scene was reminiscent of that which unfolded just under two years ago when the Conservative prime minister resigned. Continue reading...
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Andy Burnham is sworn in as MP for Makerfield hours after Keir Starmer announces his resignation as Labour Party leader.
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Andy Burnham is sworn in as MP for Makerfield hours after Keir Starmer announces his resignation as Labour Party leader.
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Expected successor to Keir Starmer has promised to understand voters outside London and those who feel unheardUK politics live – latest updatesIn the story that Andy Burnham tells about himself, “the turning point” in his political life came in 2009 when he was booed at a football ground in the north-west of England. He had been an ideologically reliable middle-ranking minister under Tony Blair, the centrist New Labour prime minister between 1997 and 2007, and had gone on to be appointed as secr
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Keir Starmer won power but never explained Britain’s crisis. The new MP for Makerfield offers a sharper diagnosis – and one that voters can understandPolitical careers often end when circumstances demand qualities that a politician cannot supply. That seems especially true of Sir Keir Starmer. On Monday, he stepped down as Labour leader, hours before Andy Burnham arrived at Westminster to take his seat as MP for Makerfield.Sir Keir’s achievements were real. He won a large parliame
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New Makerfield MP could get keys to No 10 sooner than his team would have liked – but he will need to deliver fast to succeedUK politics live – latest updatesIt was 3.30am, just after the Wigan returning officer had read out Andy Burnham’s 9,231 majority, and a close adviser to Burnham texted: “We will need to be ready a lot sooner than we thought.”Keir Starmer resigned on Monday before Burnham was even sworn in as an MP. Wes Streeting was out of the race an hour later. Burnham travelled down on
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If no leadership contest presents itself, Andy Burnham may not have to wait until September to enter Number 10.
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PM said Labour had turned economy around – but his record on growth and unemployment appears mixedKeir Starmer used his leaving speech to lay out a long list of Labour’s achievements in office – but his economic legacy appears mixed, with sluggish UK growth and higher employment costs.The prime minister said his government had turned around an ailing economy, after 14 years of austerity. He said plans by the previous Tory administration to cut investment had been reversed and economic growth was
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BBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024.
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The Labour leader says he will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen.
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An in-depth look at which Labour MPs are currently serving in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cabinet.
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Keir Starmer has announced he is standing down as prime minister after days of intense pressure from Labour MPs, including cabinet ministers, following Andy Burnham’s byelection victory in Makerfield. Wes Streeting has ruled himself out of the running, so will it be a coronation for the ‘king of the north’ or could another candidate emerge? Lucy Hough speaks to senior political correspondent Peter Walker – watch on YouTube Continue reading...
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Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.
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Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.
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This is not the first time Burnham has tried to become Labour leader, so what else do we know?
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As prime minister, Starmer acted with dignity. What a pity that those Labour colleagues who ousted him could not do the sameThe toppling by his colleagues of Britain’s prime minister is humiliating, not only for Keir Starmer but for parliamentary democracy. It is a rejection of the electorate, which chose a party with Starmer at its head, and of Labour’s manifesto of less than two years ago, all in favour someone who, until last week, had not been an MP since 2017. Andy Burnham’s sole claim to D
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The key figures likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.