Sir Keir Starmer met Andy Burnham for talks earlier on Tuesday, as he seeks to ensure an "orderly" transition of power after announcing he is standing down as prime minister. It is the first time the pair have met since Burnham won last week's Makerfield by-election. The hour-long meeting, which was first reported in The Times , comes as Sir Keir authorised access talks with civil servants for prospective Labour leadership candidates to prepare them for government. Burnham is the only candidate