Burnham to Downing Street: Labour’s post-Brexit era begins as Starmer departs

Keir Starmer resigns after a tenure marked by scandals, reversals and sweeping local defeats, paving the way for Andy Burnham to become Britain’s next prime minister as Labour faces a multi-party post-Brexit landscape. The piece argues Labour’s 2024 majority was an illusion born of Britain’s electoral dysfunction, and while Burnham’s charisma offers hope to arrest the downward slide, there’s no guarantee he can reverse the trajectory before the next election.