Ally of UK's Burnham urges talks with Starmer on leadership handover

British lawmaker Louise Haigh hopes Prime Minister Keir Starmer and ally Andy Burnham can agree a "managed way forward" to avoid a leadership contest.

Ally of UK's Burnham urges talks with Starmer on leadership handover
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​British lawmaker ‌Louise Haigh, an ​ally of ‌Andy Burnham, said she hoped Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‌and Burnham could ‌speak soon and agree "a way forward," adding ⁠there ​was ⁠a desire to avoid ⁠a leadership contest.

"We hope ​over the coming days ⁠that the prime ⁠minister ​and Andy can speak and agree ⁠a managed way forward," ⁠Haigh ⁠told BBC News.

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