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The Race to Replace Starmer: Burnham Leads, Streeting Challenges

With Keir Starmer gone, the contest to lead Labour, and Britain, has narrowed to a clash of wings: Andy Burnham, the soft-left frontrunner, against Wes Streeting, the centrist former health secretary.

Rajat Raina·23 June 2026·5 min

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Starmer Resigns: Britain Faces Its Seventh Prime Minister in a Decade as Labour Turns to Burnham

Keir Starmer has resigned after a Labour revolt, triggered by dismal local elections and a defence-spending split. He stays on as caretaker while the party picks a successor, likely Andy Burnham, by 1 September. What it means for Britain and beyond

Rajat Raina·22 June 2026·4 min