‘No authority’: Starmer under pressure to quit after Burnham wins in Makerfield

Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh calls to quit from his own cabinet and a Labour peer after Andy Burnham’s triumph at the Makerfield by-election. Lord Falconer, a former justice secretary under Tony Blair, became the latest Labour figure to call for the Prime Minister to step down, saying he has “absolutely no authority”. Burnham’s [...]