Party infighting and speculation over the future of prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to dominate event in Liverpool

Andy Burnham pitched a lurch to the Left in an interview, complaining that Keir Starmer's leadership was too 'factional' and lacked a plan.

The Greater Manchester mayor appears to accuse the prime minister of having no plan, before a potential pitch to replace him

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Manchester mayor accuses No 10 of creating a ‘climate of fear’ in remarks likely to be seen as a pitch for a future leadership bid

Greater Manchester mayor accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ and says wholesale change is required

Andy Burnham says MPs are privately urging him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership, fuelling speculation he could be seeking a Westminster return.

The Prime Minister dismissed the 'personal ambitions' of the Greater Manchester mayor as he also swiped at Andy Burnham's economic agenda.

Party infighting and speculation over the future of prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to dominate event in Liverpool

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Steve Rotheram stressed 'we have a PM at the moment' and 'we are supporting' Keir Starmer.

With Andy Burnham and left-wing Labour rebels threatening to oust him on one side and Nigel Farage taking Labour voters away on the other, Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool as a…

The Greater Manchester mayor, who has claimed Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge the PM, did nothing to dampen down speculation about his ambitions.

His comments come after the PM compared the Greater Manchester mayor to Liz Truss

The red-on-red attack shows how far relations have deteriorated between Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer’s camp

The Greater Manchester mayor offered his backing to Sir Keir despite having previously fuelled speculation he was poised to mount a Labour leadership challenge.