Chris Mason: Inside the shadow contest to be our next prime minister
Summary
There is a growing discussion within the UK Labour Party about who might become the next prime minister, possibly soon. Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are two key figures in this informal contest, with different focuses and audiences.Key Facts
- A new UK prime minister is likely to be chosen within weeks or months.
- Current Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has not announced any plan to leave yet.
- Andy Burnham is running in a by-election in Makerfield, a region that heavily supported Brexit.
- Wes Streeting, a former Health Secretary, is no longer in the cabinet and can speak freely about his views.
- Both Burnham and Streeting support the idea of the UK rejoining the European Union in the future, but Burnham presently avoids pushing this idea strongly due to his local voters’ views.
- Some Labour MPs are unhappy that Brexit remains a major public topic again.
- Burnham supports keeping current government borrowing limits but wants some flexibility with defense spending.
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