In his first interview since stepping down as UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer has said that his resignation “became an intensely personal decision” which was taken “ultimately” when he went to Chequers with his wife and children.

In an interview with the BBC’s Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman, Keir Starmer also said that while he didn’t want his premiership to end “at this point”, he accepts it with “good grace.”

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Labour’s Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by election – so how could we see a challenge to Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader?

Burnham won almost 25,000 votes, beating Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon by more than 9,000 votes. In his victory speech Andy Burnham said “Everyone knows that politics isn’t working, and has previously said he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest.

So what happens now?

Adam and Chris are joined by Kevin Fitzpatrick political reporter for Radio Manchester and Luke Tryl Director of More in Common.

00:00 Intro
00:33 Andy Burnham wins Makerfield
00:56 What the result means for Labour
03:10 Why the result was bigger than expected
06:23 Burnham’s local campaign strategy
08:35 The issues voters raised in Makerfield
13:54 Burnham’s victory speech analysed
21:57 Greater Manchester mayoral election
22:44 Keir Starmer’s response and what comes next
29:51 Scotland’s by-election results

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Taylor Swift and her fiancé Travis Kelce have kicked off rumoured wedding celebrations at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

High-profile friends of the couple, from actress Lena Dunham to frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff were spotted Thursday evening in formal attire.

Aerial footage showed a stream of black SUVs pulling up to the venue with guests dropped off under a white canopy tent. Media speculation has dubbed the event both a pre-party and possible rehearsal dinner.

Around 100 people were expected at the event on Thursday, ahead of a much larger celebration on Friday boasting up to 1,000 guests at the arena.

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US President Donald Trump made more than $1bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025.

In a 927-page disclosure, he reported $635m in royalties from a Trump meme coin that has plunged in value since he launched it days before taking office.

He also reported over $500m in income from World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm founded by his own sons and the children of his special envoy, Steve Witkoff.

Trump also earned millions more from real estate and Trump-themed items. But the White House denied he was profiting from the presidency.

White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said the president had proudly made the US “the crypto capital of the world”.

“Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged – or will ever engage – in conflicts of interest,” she said in a statement.

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Iran has denied a claim by US Vice-President JD Vance that it will allow nuclear inspectors back into the country, after the first round of talks between Washington and Tehran to reach a final deal to end the war.

US President Donald Trump also said that despite Iran’s “protestations and false statements to the contrary”, it had “fully and completely agreed” to inspections.

However, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said it had no plans to allow inspectors to access nuclear sites bombed by the US and Israel last year.

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers have shot dead two people in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says, in the first fatal incident reported since the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah appeared to take hold at the weekend.

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