UK's Starmer says he will stand in any leadership contest


Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks as he visits a housing development in north London, Britain, June 19, 2026. Peter Macdiarmid/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON, June ⁠19 (Reuters) - British Prime ⁠Minister Keir Starmer said ‌on Friday he would stand in any leadership contest, ​after potential rival ⁠Andy Burnham ⁠won a vote for a ⁠parliamentary ‌seat to return to ⁠Westminster, paving the way for ​a ‌challenge.

Starmer told reporters that ⁠he ​did not think a leadership challenge would ⁠be good for the ​country but he added: "If there is a contest ... ⁠then yes I will run, I will stand."

"I've said repeatedly I'm ​not ⁠going to walk away ​from that."

(Reporting by ‌William James and ​Kate Holton; editing by Alistair Smout)

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