Andy Burnham appeared to be in full retreat today as he said Sir Keir Starmer was the right person to be Prime Minister.
The Greater Manchester mayor offered his backing to Sir Keir despite having previously fuelled speculation he was poised to mount a Labour leadership challenge.
In the days prior to Labour's conference in Liverpool this week, Mr Burnham had suggested unhappy MPs were privately urging him to challenge the PM.
He then issued a fresh outburst against Sir Keir's leadership in a fiery speech at a conference fringe event on Sunday night.
But - despite leaving the door open for a future leadership bid - Mr Burnham seemed to be backing away on Monday following a backlash against his posturing.
