00:01UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to resign or face a challenge from newly
00:07elected Labour Party lawmaker Andy Burnham, who is returning to Parliament following a massive
00:13by-election win in Makerfield. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said on Sunday that Starmer was making
00:20time to reflect on the political realities, amid media reports that he could announce a timetable
00:25for his resignation as soon as Monday. Burnham's win in the Makerfield constituency, nearly doubling
00:32Labour's majority, has increased the internal pressure on Starmer to quit, as Burnham has made
00:37clear he intends to bid to lead the slumping party. If successful, he would become Prime Minister by
00:44default, given that ruling Labour has a huge parliamentary majority. Starmer, who is deeply
00:50unpopular with voters according to polling, has so far insisted he will fight any attempts to oust him.
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