'Cabinet turns on Starmer' and 'Meg's in' for palace stay
Summary
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls from his own Cabinet and Labour MPs to resign after Andy Burnham won a by-election. Burnham is preparing to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership, while Starmer says he will fight any leadership challenge. Separately, Harry and Meghan will stay in a royal palace during their visit to the UK, the first in four years for their children.Key Facts
- Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election with a strong majority.
- Burnham is gathering support from nearly 200 Labour MPs to ask Starmer to resign.
- Some Cabinet ministers want Starmer to set a date to quit this summer.
- Starmer has publicly vowed to fight any leadership challenge but may be privately uncertain.
- Burnham aims to become Labour leader by September.
- Harry and Meghan plan to stay in a royal palace, possibly Buckingham Palace, during their UK visit.
- Their children, Archie (7) and Lilibet (5), have not visited the UK in four years.
- Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticized Labour’s leadership struggle as damaging the country.
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