Key Facts

• Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure from senior ministers and Labour MPs to announce his resignation or set out a timetable for his departure, following Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election.
• Business Secretary Peter Kyle has stated that Starmer is "taking the time to think through what the political realities are today, compared to last week and the week before," and that any decision he makes will reflect "what's in the best interests of the country."
• US President Donald Trump has said that Starmer "will resign as prime minister," and criticized his record in office, particularly on immigration and energy policy, suggesting that he had "failed badly" and should "open North Sea oil."
• Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper are among the senior ministers who have urged Starmer to set out an exit timetable, following similar calls from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.
• Andy Burnham, who won the Makerfield by-election, has recommitted to Labour's manifesto promises, including not increasing main rates of income tax, VAT, or National Insurance, and has expressed a desire for "stronger public control" of utilities, but has yet to set out his thinking on defence spending.