Britain might be about to get another prime minister. Less than two years after winning a landslide majority, Keir Starmer is deeply unpopular and facing a revolt from his own Labour MPs.
Almost 100 have called for him to quit, and, to make matters worse, his defense secretary resigned Thursday, undermining his ability to properly fund the armed forces. This is happening as Starmer’s biggest rival — the popular Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham — has found a potential path back to Westminster.
If Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election on June 18, he will become a member of parliament, enter Westminster, and be eligible to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership and the premiership of the United Kingdom.
POLITICO has handily mapped Burnham’s — or another rival’s — road to No. 10 Downing Street, along with the roadblocks that might keep Starmer in place.