UK PM Starmer Vows to Fight Any Challenge After Leading Rival Wins Big

UNITED KINGDOM – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows ​to fight any challenge from his leading party rival, Andy Burnham.

Burnham, the Greater Manchester Mayor, won ‌a decisive victory for Labour to claim a parliamentary seat in Northwest England, and has signalled that he will use it to enter any contest to replace Starmer.

The scale of his victory prompted more Labour lawmakers to say Starmer should consider stepping down to enable an orderly handover to Burnham.

That would mean Britain would be installing its seventh prime minister in just over a decade, the highest turnover ​in nearly two centuries – which is also a reflection of voter anger at successive failures to improve living standards and public services, and tackle illegal immigration.