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Andy Burnham ~ Will He, Won’t He?

The speculation ends because he is!Andy Burnham confirms he IS standing for Parliament : Keir Starmer faces civil war in the Labour party as he considers whether to block mayor's bid to rejoin CommonsAndy Burnham has announced he intends to stand for Parliament amid speculation he may be planning to launch a Labour leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.The Greater Manchester mayor has asked for permission to contest the Gorton and Denton by-election, which could take place as early as next month. https://mol.im/a/15494075Great!   We can now enjoy watching the ensuing Labour civil war …

Sue Hammond ● 4h3 Comments

So he resigns as Mayor of Manchester and lises the bi election  looks like a win ein

Andy Pike ● 1h

To be honest Steven I don’t know or care what Burnham stands for, I’ll just enjoy the Labour bun fight.  Let the chaos and backstabbing begin!

Sue Hammond ● 1h

But what does Andy Burnham stand for? It seems to me that he is quite similar to Keir Starmer, an ambitious politician with few principles and no idea of what he wants to do other than be Prime Minister.

Steven Rose ● 3h