The Mayor of Manchester is the most popular choice to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer is now less popular than Donald Trump.

Despite the Labour Party's historic election win just over one year ago, popularity ratings for leading Labour figures have plummeted.

Economic woes, crunching u-turns, unrest over Gaza and asylum hotel protests have left leading Labour figures looking to their next leadership battle.

George Eaton reports that Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting have both been monitoring their popularity among party members. But there is one tantalising option who polling reveals as the public's preferred choice: Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Could he be Britain's next Prime Minister?

George joins Anoosh Chakelian and Rachel Cunliffe on the New Statesman podcast.

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