Signs point to Starmer outlining exit timetable as Labour leadership race heats up

Signs are growing that Prime Minister Keir Starmer may announce a timetable to resign as mood in government shifts, with private ministers pressing him to go and leadership speculation centering on Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting; the Makerfield by-election and recent cabinet pressure have weakened Starmer’s authority, triggering debates over timing and the shape of an orderly transition, including who would become chancellor and when a new prime minister would take over.