Burnham’s dilemma: A free ride on Starmer’s majority, or risk an election to seek his own  – POLITICO

LONDON — It is an unwritten rule in British politics that a new prime minister who takes over mid-term will soon want a general election to win a majority they can call their own. 

That is the position Andy Burnham will find himself in, if, as expected, he succeeds Keir Starmer in three weeks’ time. 

The calculation is never straightforward — and for Burnham, the dilemma is particularly acute. If he sticks with what he’s got, he will leave himself vulnerable to accusations that he is illegitimately squatting in No. 10 on a majority he played no part in winning.