Andy Burnham accused former PM Tony Blair of not understanding inequality, as Labour grandee Lord David Blunkett hit out at the former Prime Minister's unhelpful timing

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister has issued a scathing indictment of Labour

Andy Burnham and Torsten Bell say the former Labour PM’s essay does not address today’s challenges

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Andy Burnham accused former PM Tony Blair of not understanding inequality, as Labour grandee Lord David Blunkett hit out at the former Prime Minister's unhelpful timing

Andy Burnham hit out at Tony Blair today, saying the former Labour prime minister 'does not understand' people's lives.

Labour in-fighting continued today as the government responded to a broadside from their former leader Tony Blair, who accused them of having 'no coherent plan' for the country.

Burnham distanced himself from Blair’s approach on globalisation and “leaving things to the market” in an article for The Times.

Keir Starmer has defended his record in government after former PM Tony Blair claimed the current Labour Party lacks a coherent plan, while Andy Burnham said Sir Tony had…

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister has issued a scathing indictment of Labour

After being warned by Sir Tony Blair in a 5,600-word essay not to drag the country back to the 1970s, Andy Burnham has, of course, this evening vowed to do exactly that. In a bid…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester,…