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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will stand in any leadership election triggered after Andy Burnham's Makerfield by-election victory. Burnham signaled he will use the parliamentary seat to challenge Starmer.
upi.comAndy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, securing a seat in Parliament as the Labour candidate. Burnham, who serves as mayor of Greater Manchester, indicated on 19 June 2026 that he would use the parliamentary seat to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaking from the G7 summit, said he would stand in a leadership election if one is triggered. Starmer described a leadership contest as a "bad thing" for the country and stated he intended to fight any challenge. He also said he would offer the winner of a leadership contest a cabinet job, adding that he hoped the challenger would win and play a big part in the government.
A former health secretary resigned last month and stated on BBC's Newsnight that he would be prepared to trigger a leadership contest. The defence secretary and a defence minister resigned last week in a row over funding.
indiatoday.intoday.inPresident Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States will strike Iran again unless it stops its proxies in Lebanon from causing trouble, referencing U.S. strikes conducted last week.
vanguardngr.comEnergy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that ship traffic has returned to normal after a U.S.-Iran memorandum reopened the waterway. Gas prices remain elevated compared with last year.
France 24More than 41 million voters choose between a far-left senator and a far-right lawyer in Sunday's runoff. The contest follows a May 31 first round in which neither candidate secured an outright majority.