Overview

• A Sky News survey of 704 Labour members found 62% would back Andy Burnham over Keir Starmer on 29%.
• YouGov reports that 28% of Britons say Burnham would be a better prime minister than Starmer, who scores 16%.
• YouGov’s analysis indicates little added advantage for Labour with Burnham versus Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch in 'best PM' tests.
• Burnham is not an MP and, as YouGov notes, would need to secure a by-election victory and backing from around 80 MPs to trigger a challenge.
• LabourList/Survation data cited by MEN shows Burnham’s favourability among members fell to 69% from 78%, while a Sky poll puts Lucy Powell ahead of Bridget Phillipson for deputy.