Keir Starmer could win a leadership contest… and limp on in No 10 (but only if he faces Wes Streeting, not Andy Burnham)

The Prime Minister stands a chance of winning a leadership contest and staying in No 10 depending on who he faces, polling revealed yesterday.

Sir Keir Starmer would easily beat Wes Streeting but lose to Andy Burnham among Labour members, it found.

More than half (53 per cent) would back Sir Keir, while just 23 per cent would support the former health secretary if the pair went head to head.

But the Prime Minister would be defeated by the Greater Manchester mayor, with Mr Burnham securing 61 per cent of the membership’s support.

Other rumoured rivals Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband would also defeat

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