Can Starmer’s ’110m hurdle strategy’ trip up Burnham’s dash for Downing St?
Keir Starmer’s position as UK prime minister is in peril after Burnham’s crushing victory over Reform UK
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Keir Starmer facing pressure to resign from ministers after Burnham’s by-election win
Win for Greater Manchester mayor paves way for challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership
Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection
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Andy Burnham has ‘particular interest in Ireland’, Micheál Martin says
Taoiseach congratulates former mayor of Manchester on success in Makerfield byelection
How Irish is Andy Burnham, the possible next British prime minister?
Ancestral links suggest Makerfield byelection winner is somewhere between Joe Biden and Tony Blair
Andy Burnham: How quickly could he become the UK’s prime minister?
Keir Starmer could reflect on the scale of Burnham’s win and step down immediately. He could also put up a fight
Today’s Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland
If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party
Keir Starmer signals openness to Burnham cabinet role amid leadership tensions
British prime minister seeks to head off internal Labour challenge ahead of key byelection
Andy Burnham eyes byelection finishing line while for Starmer it might truly be the end
Greater Manchester mayor is favourite to win on Thursday but the spectre of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK isn’t banished yet
In praise of the Wigan kebab: ‘Want Irish curry sauce with it?’
Locals are surely the carbohydrate kings and queens of England
Labour hoping Nigel Farage will lose some of his flock to right-wing Rebecca Shepherd
Rebecca Shepherd running in the Makerfield byelection could help Andy Burnham realise his dream of leading Britain
Downing Street contender Andy Burnham would pursue closer British-Irish relations
Intervention by favourite to oust prime minister seems calculated to assuage concerns over future relations
Nigel Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
Reform UK leader hardens anti-immigration rhetoric before crucial byelection involving Labour’s Andy Burnham
Keir Starmer insists he will not walk away after defence resignations
British prime minister admits he has ‘got to turn things around’
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘The disillusionment with Labour is huge’
Former UK Labour leader tells The Irish Times Keir Starmer’s 2024 election victory was ‘loveless landslide’
Prominent MP tells Dublin event UK Labour Party faces ‘chaos’ if Andy Burnham fails to win byelection
John McDonnell says Keir Starmer has lost public confidence and no other candidate has the support to replace him
Latest Mandelson files show what former ambassador really thought of Keir Starmer’s government
Tranche of 1,500 pages of emails and WhatsApps released on Monday
Ghost of Tony Blair continues to haunt Labour
Intervention by former prime minister almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his party
Tony Blair lambasts Labour’s leadership woes
Former prime minister says party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ means it is likely to lose the next election
How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden
Plus: Patrick O’Donovan’s famine-memorial socks, TDs ignored by everyone and a marksman for the birds
Makerfield or Breakerfield? Andy Burnham faces defining test in Reform stronghold
Scale of task facing Greater Manchester mayor evident in a constituency where Labour has haemorrhaged votes to Nigel Farage’s Reform party
Bond vultures circle British government as threat of renewed political upheaval returns
Markets fear moves to topple Keir Starmer will entail a leftward shift politically and looser spending protocols
All to play for in Dublin Central and Galway West in last days of byelection campaigns
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Keir Starmer revolt revives Brexit row. So, how could the UK rejoin the EU?
Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic mistake’ while Andy Burnham sees ‘long-term case’ for rejoining EU
Britain’s politics meets the bond market reality check
The UK does not set the price of its borrowing unilaterally, a lesson one Labour leadership hopeful must learn
Britain on edge: Streets brace for protest ahead of fraught weekend
After a week of drama at Westminster, London prepares for far-right and pro-Palestinian marches
Burnham approved to run in byelection; Pound heading for worst week in 18 months
British government bonds, stocks and sterling fall
Andy Burnham clears Labour committee hurdle as possible date for crucial byelection emerges
UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s biggest leadership rival edges closer to race that could open path to Downing Street
Andy Burnham: the political chameleon making a bid for Labour’s top job
Having traversed Labour’s ideological spectrum, the Greater Manchester mayor is recasting himself as the party’s potential saviour
MP resignation paves way for Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to challenge Starmer
MP tells prime minister it is clear he will not lead Labour into next election and therefore he should step down
Andy Burnham makes his move as Keir Starmer’s troubles mount
Manchester mayor finds seat he may be able to contest in a byelection, opening up a route to challenge the UK prime minister
Win or bust: Andy Burnham’s risky return bid could decide Labour’s future
Greater Manchester mayor’s gamble on a byelection could catapult him into the Labour leadership — or end his career — as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer
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