"Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting would all win a head-to-head leadership contest against Keir Starmer, according to a poll of Labour members. Research conducted by Survation for LabourList found that Burnham and Rayner would defeat the prime minister by considerable margins, while Streeting and Miliband would have a slight advantage but within the margin of error. The poll also found 54% of members said there should be a new Labour leader in place before the next general election."
"Starmer's team have made it clear that he would contest a leadership contest were one to arise. Of course, that was a week ago and we all know that's a long time in politics. It may well be that if it came to it Starmer would decide a contest in which he ran and was possibly defeated was too damaging to the party in the long term."
"Should Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, take part in a leadership contest, he would defeat Starmer with the largest margin of any potential challenger 26 percentage points, the research found. Burnham would need to return to Westminster as a Labour MP in order to be able to challenge for the party leadership. Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, would also defeat Starmer by a 19-point margin, polling 52% compared with 33% for the prime minister."
Polling of Labour members by Survation for LabourList shows Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting would each defeat Keir Starmer in head-to-head contests. Burnham leads by 26 points and Rayner by 19 points, while Streeting and Miliband hold slight advantages within the margin of error. Fifty-four percent of members say a new Labour leader should be in place before the next general election. Deputy leadership backers are divided: 69% of Lucy Powell supporters want a new leader by the election, while 51% of Bridget Phillipson supporters want Starmer to remain. Burnham would need to return to Westminster as an MP to challenge.
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