Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDavid Maddox & Maira ButtSaturday 20 June 2026 13:58 BSTStarmer insists he will stand in any leadership contest after Burnham winLabour peer Charles Falconer says that Prime Minister Keir Starmer now lacks authority, with over 100 Labour MPs calling for his resignation.Lord Falconer suggested Starmer has lost power, with many expecting Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to take over.Cabinet ministers are urging Sir Keir to step down following Mr Burnham's landslide victory in the Makerfield by-election.Heidi Alexander was reportedly the first minister to advise the prime minister to resign.Sir Keir Starmer is understood to be taking the weekend to consider his future, after earlier declaring that he will not resign and will contest any leadership challenge.In fullStarmer-Burnham latest: PM has ‘absolutely no authority’, says Labour peer as over 100 MPs call for resignationThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in