Burnham Return

Andy Burnham heeft aangekondigd dat hij zal proberen terug te keren naar Westminster, nadat Labour-parlementslid Josh Simons zei dat hij zijn zetel in Makerfield zal opgeven zodat Burnham kan meedoen aan een bijverkiezing. Dit volgt op een dag vol breaking news waarin minister van Volksgezondheid Wes Streeting aftrad met de mededeling dat hij het vertrouwen in de premier heeft verloren, en Angela Rayner aankondigde dat ze door de HMRC was vrijgepleit. Waar laat dit Keir Starmer, de partijleiding van Labour en het land? Lees verder...

De burgemeester van Greater Manchester probeert zijn aanhangers gerust te stellen nadat potentiële zetels voor hem niet zijn gerealiseerd

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...