Keir Starmer ‘considering resigning’ as PM after calls from cabinet to step down

He will make the decision over the weekend

As per The Times, the prime minister is set to consider his future this weekend and will "make a decision with his wife and family" over the weekend.

This comes after Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, propelling him back into parliament after spending nine years as mayor of Greater Manchester.

The Times say that Starmer is considering stepping down "after Cabinet Ministers called for him to step down".

Steven Swinford, political editor of The Times wrote: "Keir Starmer is weighing up his future amid mounting pressure from his Cabinet in the wake of Andy Burnham's by-election victory, The Times has been told.

"The prime minister has publicly insisted that he will not "walk away" and has said he is prepared to fight a challenge from Burnham if it comes to a leadership contest .

"However privately sources close to the prime minister said he recognises there is growing pressure from the PLP for him to go He is expected to take the weekend with his wife and family to consider his position before deciding whether to fight on."