'Cabinet turns on Starmer' and 'Meg's in' for palace stay

'Cabinet turns on Starmer' and 'Meg's in' for palace stay41 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSaturday's papers are focused on the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer being asked to step aside and make way for Andy Burnham. Burnham won a resounding victory in the Makerfield by-election, which has "led to a fresh rebellion among Sir Keir's top team", the Daily Telegraph reports. The former Greater Manchester mayor is "putting together a list of nearly 200 MPS... who will publicly call for Sir Keir to resign and agree upon a transition period", the paper says. As Burnham prepares to "challenge Sir Keir for the Labour leadership", the prime minister has vowed to fight, the Daily Mirror reports. Addressing a crowd after the Makerfield by-election, the newly elected MP said: "It is out last chance to change," the paper reports. The Daily Mail headlines on an ultimatum for Sir Keir: "Resign in days or face a coup". Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is believed to among the Cabinet ministers urging the PM to "set out a timetable to quit this summer", the Daily Mail says. Elsewhere on the page, two victims are pictured from the fatal train collision in Bedford. The i Paper leads on Labour's Cabinet "pushing Starmer towards the exit". The paper reports Burnham would like the UK prime minister to "name an exit date within days" so he can take the top job by September. The Financial Times says Burnham's "momentous victory in the Makerfield by-election" has left Sir Keir "hanging by a thread". The paper details the prime minister's plans to spend the weekend "mulling his future with colleagues and family", while one cabinet minister has said his time is over. Sir Keir's exit is "inevitable" after Burnham's victory, a cabinet minister has told the Guardian. Ministers who are loyal to the prime...