Greater Manchester mayor says Rayner’s criticism of planned immigration changes, which she called ‘un-British’, echoed ‘moral questions’
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Andy Burnham has backed stark criticism of the direction of Keir Starmer’s government by Angela Rayner after she said the very survival of the Labour party was at stake.
Rayner, the former deputy prime minister and an influential backbencher, used a speech on Tuesday night to warn that the prime minister “cannot go through the motions” in the face of declining support.
Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, who is regarded as a rival to Rayner in any potential leadership contest to succeed Starmer, said on Wednesday: “I certainly know where she is coming from and the party would always do well to listen to what Angela has got to say.”
