British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he remained focused on “economic stability” after a party mayor claimed he was urged to mount a leadership challenge amid criticism of the government’s record.

Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester in northern England , said Starmer had no clear plans to turn the country around, and lawmakers in Britain’s parliament urged him this summer to stand against the prime minister.

Burnham set out his own vision for Britain this week, including more left-wing policies, such as tax increases on the wealthy and large-scale nationalisations, saying that Britain should not be “in hock” to bond markets.

In his first public response to Burnham’s criticism, Starmer said he would not comment on “the mayor’s personal ambitions” but

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