Keir Starmer signals he would give Andy Burnham a cabinet job

<p>PM says Greater Manchester mayor is ‘huge asset’, who can play big part in Labour government if he wins byelection</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/17/keir-starmer-labour-leadership-contest-andy-burnham-makerfield-byelection-wes-streeting-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Keir Starmer has indicated that he would give Andy Burnham a cabinet job, describing him as a “huge asset”, as he attempted to head off a challenge to his leadership that is expected to come after the Makerfield byelection on Thursday.</p><p>Starmer, who is fighting for his political life from the G7 in Évian-les-Bains in France, said if there was a leadership challenge he intended to “fight”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/17/wes-streeting-labour-leadership-challenge-keir-starmer">Continue reading...</a>