Five forks in Labour’s road as Starmer battles a leadership stalemate
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Starmer faces a five-path crisis: he could stand down; Streeting could trigger a leadership contest without Burnham; Burnham could win the Makerfield by-election and mount a leadership bid; Burnham could win the by-election and force Starmer out; or Burnham could lose the by-election, prolonging Labour’s paralysis and opening the field to other contenders such as Streeting and Rayner.
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