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Newspaper headlines: 'Starmer's battle begins' and 'Rivals'

www.bbc.com·BBC News·18 days ago
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The papers are dominated by Sir Keir Starmer's fight to stay on as prime minister, after Thursday saw Health Secretary Wes Streeting resign from Cabinet - although he did not launch a leadership bid. The Financial Times summarises events as "Starmer's battle begins". According to the paper, the prime minister is looking down the barrel of an "agonising and protracted leadership crisis" after a "day of drama" that included the resignation by Labour MP Josh Simons from his seat near Manchester - effectively offering Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham a route back to Westminster which would allow him to launch a leadership bid of his own. The Metro has re-imagined the "dramatic power struggle" as an episode of Rivals picturing Streeting, Burnham and former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner as characters in the "raucous" TV series, along with Sir Keir, elevated to the role of Lord Baddingham. Many papers lead on Burnham's ambitions, with the Sun declaring "Burn to run".…

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