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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will 'lead from the front' into the next general election amid mounting speculation about the future of his premiership.

Sir Keir said 'we can and we will' change the country, in an apparent slap-down of his potential future leadership challenger Andy Burnham , following the Greater Manchester mayor’s calls for 'wholesale change' in national politics.

And he equally appeared to take aim at the mayor, telling BBC North West that he wouldn't comment on Burnham's 'personal ambitions', but compared the his argument that the government should borrow more to fund spending to that of former PM Liz Truss.

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It comes after Burnham refused to rule out a tilt for the Prime Min

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