Can 'King Of The North' Andy Burnham really save the Labour Party?

Andy Burham has received a sudden surge in backing to save the Labour party.

One in three people would rather have Greater Manchester Mayor as Prime Minister over Sir Keir Starmer, new research has found, the only leading Labour politician preferred by the public to the party’s current leader.

And the New Statesman magazine, often seen as the socialist bible, ran an eyebrow-raising profile suggesting that some dillusioned Labour MPs feel the same way.

Asked by pollsters More in Common who would make a better PM, 32 per cent plumped for Mr Burnham while only 22 per cent went for Sir Keir. The remaining 46 per cent were unsure.

Often dubbed the ‘king of the north’, the former Cabinet minister, who has made two previous unsuccessful bids to be leader, was backed by half of those questioned (49 per cent) in north west England and four in ten (40 per cent) of Scots.