Burnham Return

Andy Burnham ha annunciato che tenterà di tornare a Westminster dopo che il parlamentare laburista Josh Simons ha dichiarato che lascerà il suo seggio di Makerfield per permettere a Burnham di candidarsi in un'elezione supplementare. Ciò segue una giornata di notizie dell'ultima ora in cui il segretario alla salute, Wes Streeting, si è dimesso affermando di aver perso fiducia nel primo ministro, e Angela Rayner ha annunciato di essere stata sollevata da ogni accusa dall'HMRC. Qual è ora la posizione di Keir Starmer, della leadership del Partito Laburista e del Paese? Continua a leggere...

Il sindaco del Greater Manchester cerca di rassicurare i suoi sostenitori dopo che i potenziali seggi per lui non si sono concretizzati

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bidAndy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid. Continue reading...

Labour MPs are reportedly urging colleagues to demand Burnham’s return in order to position him as Starmer’s eventual successorIf Keir Starmer is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson saga, there is an unlikely figure in the north-west who might help him – temporarily.It has been the week where the prime minister seemed at his most isolated. But Labour MPs told the Guardian they were urging colleagues not to depose Starmer next month, and were instead preparing to demand that Andy Burnham return to parliament in order to succeed him before the next general election. Continue reading...