Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer held private talks for the first time in nearly two months as the Prime Minister prepares to hand over power. The pair came face-to-face for a secret hour-long meeting away from Downing Street on Tuesday - a day after the PM dramatically set out plans to stand down . It is the first time they have spoken since the start of the Makerfield by-election campaign. Mr Starmer told his Cabinet that he wanted an “orderly transition” and insisted he would make the handover “