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Could Andy Burnham be prime minister?

After Labour’s Andy Burnham turned up the heat on Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, Laura Miller asks if the PM’s job is in danger and if some MSPs welcome change.

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Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham (pictured) has turned up the heat on Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour Party.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s David Wallace Lockhart and Iain Watson tell us what’s gone wrong for the prime minister – and whether some in Scottish Labour may also fancy a change at the top with a Holyrood election looming.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Fri 26 Sep 2025 00:00

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