Newscast – Starmer’s Warning to Andy Burnham.

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Today, Keir Starmer heads home from the G7 with a warning not to rush to trigger a leadership race if he wins at Mackerfield tomorrow. In his interview with Chris, the Prime Minister said leadership contests would be bad for the country but reaffirmed his will to fight any leadership challenge. Tomorrow’s by-election in Makersfield remains a stumbling block to any move by Burnham to trigger a by-election. Alex is on the ground and brings us the latest from Burnham’s rivals, including Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon. Adam, Chris and Alex discuss what it means. More information on the full list of candidates and installations for the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o You can now listen to the Newscast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Anna Harris with Bethan Ashmead and Gabrielle Purcell-Davies. The social producer was James Westgate. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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