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

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

The prime minister warned there was ‘nothing progressive about abandoning fiscal rules’ as he criticised Andy Burnham’s suggested policies

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

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Sir Keir Starmer was welcomed to the Labour Party conference on Saturday night with the news that leadership rival Andy Burnham leads him by a 50 points in the polls.

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