DAN HODGES: Team Burnham's fury at Starmer for refusing to stay on until September. 'Andy's not going to be close to being ready to be Prime Minister'
Last week, a Tory MP and his wife were attending a swish Westminster party when they spotted a figure standing alone and apparently lost in his thoughts.
It was Keir Starmer.
Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister
- Burnham emerges front-runner for UK PM as Starmer resigns Punch —
- Meet the new boss: What does Andy Burnham actually stand for? Sydney Morning Herald —
- Now even a Labour grandee calls for a general election: Ex-home secretary Alan Johnson says Burnham must 'restore trust' Daily Mail —
- QUENTIN LETTS: Echoes of Shakespeare... with TV beaming live footage of Burnham's train ride to destiny Daily Mail —
- Starmer versus reality: His speech had so many startling boasts you wondered why he was forced out. Here's our fact check... Daily Mail —