Keir Starmer is a dead PM walking after rival’s big win

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will launch a challenge for the UK Prime Ministership after winning a resounding by-election victory in Makersfield. Plus, a retired Army Major accuses the Australian Defence Force of ‘fabricating evidence’ in crash probe, and The Australian’s Culture section wins journalism’s top prize.

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‘Voted for change’: Burnham sets up Starmer fight with Makerfield win

Analysis by Jacquelin Magnay: Andy Burnham’s win sparks Labour civil war with Keir Starmer’s leadership in peril

Commentary by Patrick Maguire: Labour voters want a revolution or the party’s over

Fatal MRH-90 chopper crash ‘foreseeable’, report ‘corrupted’: test pilots

The Australian’s new Culture section secures top journalism award in its first year

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