{"id":353957,"date":"2026-06-19T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-says-he-will-stand-in-any-leadership-contest-after-burnham-wins-makerfield-by-election\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:00:16","slug":"starmer-says-he-will-stand-in-any-leadership-contest-after-burnham-wins-makerfield-by-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-says-he-will-stand-in-any-leadership-contest-after-burnham-wins-makerfield-by-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer says he &#8216;will stand&#8217; in any leadership contest after Burnham wins Makerfield by-election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PhXqcje1Zlg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer says he 'will stand' in any leadership contest after Burnham wins Makerfield by-election\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PhXqcje1Zlg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has said he will run against Andy Burnham if he triggers Labour leadership contest.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister congratulated Burnham on his victory in Makerfield on Friday, but said: &quot;If there is a contest, just to be clear with you, then yes, I will run, I will stand and I&#8217;ve said repeatedly I&#8217;m not going to walk away from that.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Starmer insisted he was elected to serve his country and that a leadership battle would &quot;plunge the country into chaos&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He is yet to speak to Burnham directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has said he will run against Andy Burnham if he triggers Labour leadership contest. 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