Keir Starmer Devastated as Labour Voters Reveal Who They Want to Replace Him  It’s Not Who You Think

Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is currently the favorite among Labour supporters to take over from Sir Keir Starmer if he steps down. A new poll by Lord Ashcroft shows more Labour voters would prefer Burnham as the next leader over any current member of the shadow cabinet.

The same poll reveals that a third of the people who voted Labour in the last general election now say they don’t have much trust in Sir Keir. This is likely disappointing news for other key figures in the party, such as Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who may have hoped to be seen as top contenders for the leadership.

According to the poll, 20% of Labour supporters want Andy Burnham, a former health secretary, to lead the party. Angela Rayner is in second place with support from 10% of Labour voters. Yvette Cooper, the current Home Secretary, came in third with 4%, while Wes Streeting trails behind with just 3%.

When asked about their confidence in Sir Keir, 25% of Labour voters said they don’t have much, and 8% said they have none at all. Altogether, 33% of Labour voters say they have little or no faith in him. Among the general public, that number jumps to 58%.

Meanwhile, all major political parties are gearing up for the upcoming local elections on May 1, when about 1,600 council seats will be contested. The Conservatives are using the slogan “lower taxes, better services,” claiming that councils they run charge lower taxes and do a better job fixing potholes and collecting rubbish.

They’re also pointing to the mess in Birmingham, where bin bags are piling up due to a dispute between the Labour-run city council and a Labour-supporting union. Conservatives are using the situation to criticize Labour with slogans like “Vote Labour, get trash.”

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, is hoping to make a strong showing in these elections to prove he’s the best opposition figure to challenge Labour in the next general election  not Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. At his campaign launch, he called these elections the “first big test” for his party.

Reform UK says it now has candidates in nearly every ward, a big change from 2024, when they only ran in about 12% of the areas.

One of the key places to watch is Runcorn and Helsby, where a by-election is being held after former Labour MP Mike Amesbury resigned following a conviction for drunkenly assaulting a member of the public. This seat used to be a stronghold for Labour with the Conservatives in second place. But now, with Reform on the rise, betting odds suggest they are likely to win, followed by Labour, while the Conservatives trail far behind.