Mayor of Manchester launches new campaign group amid speculation that PM will not last in post until next election

Gossip among MPs appears to imply that Mainsteam is the Manchester Mayor ‘setting his stall out to become leader of the party’

Mayor of Manchester launches new campaign group amid speculation that PM will not last in post until next election

Speculation is building around Andy Burnham as pressure on Sir Keir rises following the departure of former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and US ambassador Lord Mandelson.

Business Secretary Peter Kyle this morning bluntly suggested the Greater Manchester mayor stay in the North West, amid increasing speculation that he could contest a local seat if…

‘It would be a shame for Manchester to lose him’, Business Secretary says, as senior Labour MP claims PM is drinking in ‘last-chance saloon’

Intervention on future inquiry cover-ups comes as backing grows among Labour MPs for Manchester Mayor to mount leadership campaign