Starmer ally admits prime minister is ‘unpopular’ but warns of ‘chaos’ if leadership contest triggered – UK politics live

Pressure is intensifying on Keir Starmer after Andy Burnham was given a route back to parliament In today’s episode of Today in Focus , Guardian columnist Rafael Behr talks through a frantic day that started with Wes Streeting’s resignation as health secretary and ended with the very real possibility of his rival – Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham – returning to parliament. But what, asks Nosheen Iqbal , do the runners and riders actually stand for? And is there any evidence they could take Labour out of the mess it’s in now? Continue reading...