Andy Burnham has warned against “underestimating the peril the party is in” at a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference. The mayor of Greater Manchester continued his criticism of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership at events at the Liverpool conference, telling audiences he would not shy away from debate on Labour’s future. Despite a backlash...
Matt ChorleyBBC Radio 5 Live and Joshua Nevettpolitical reporter Getty Images Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is facing a backlash from dozens of Labour MPs over suggestions he could mount a challenge to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. Burnham has criticised the Labour government in a series of interviews, and says he has been...
PA Media London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan would not be drawn on whether he thought Andy Burnham was planning a Labour leadership challenge Andy Burnham raised “legitimate concerns” about Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, the mayor of London has said. Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has criticised the government in recent interviews, which have been...
Chris MasonPolitical editor EPA The prime minister will address a conference of centre-left leaders from around the world on Friday and argue it is time to “look ourselves in the mirror and recognise where we’ve allowed our parties to shy away from people’s concerns.” A key theme of the Global Progressive Action Conference is about...
Jennifer McKiernanpolitical reporter, Georgia Robertspolitical correspondent and Henry Zeffmanchief political correspondent AFP via Getty Images Andy Burnham has said MPs have privately called on him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to become prime minister. In the Daily Telegraph the Manchester mayor, who is not currently an MP, said he was not “plotting to get back”...