Leadership rules should ânot be tweakedâ to let Burnham run for PM, Labour NEC member says
Burnhamâs backers understood to be lobbying Labourâs NEC who warn against Wes Streeting âcoronationâUK politics live â latest updatesThe rules governing Labour party leadership contests should ânot be tweakedâ to allow Andy Burnham to run, a member of the partyâs National Executive Committee has said.With the health secretary preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday, if he can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest, allies of Burnham have warned against a âcoronationâ for Wes Streeting as the next prime minister. Continue reading...
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