Overview
- Survation for LabourList reports Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting would each beat Keir Starmer in head‑to‑head membership ballots.
- Burnham tops the field by 58% to 32% over Starmer, Rayner leads 52% to 33%, Miliband edges 44% to 40%, and Streeting is 33% to 31% within the margin of error.
- Fifty‑four percent of members say a new leader should be in place before the next general election, including a plurality of those who backed Starmer in 2020.
- Burnham must return to the Commons to be eligible for a bid, with Norwich South MP Clive Lewis reported to have offered his seat to ease a Westminster comeback.
- Starmer says he intends to lead into the next decade and would fight any challenge, while telling reporters he “absolutely” wants Rayner back in his top team after her September resignation.