Lord Hermer, the attorney general, said ‘no-one has ever got rich betting against’ the Labour leader after Andy Burnham fired the starting gun on his campaign to become prime minister

The Greater Manchester mayor has previously heavily hinted but ducked out of confirming he would stand against Sir Keir Starmer if he wins a Westminster seat on June 18.

Labour leader hopeful also suggested the law around carrying knives for religious reasons should be reviewed after the death of Henry Nowak

Andy Burnham says he doesn't want to get "ahead of himself", and must first win a by-election later this month.

Manchester mayor targets June 18 parliamentary by-election before launching his bid for No 10.

Downing Street responded after Andy Burnham publicly admitted that he would consider launching a bid to become Labour leader

Andy Burnham will gegen den britischen Premierminister antreten. Beliebt ist er bei Labour-Mitgliedern, mit denen Starmer zu kämpfen hat. Es geht auch um die Rückkehr in die EU.

Lord Hermer, the attorney general, said ‘no-one has ever got rich betting against’ the Labour leader after Andy Burnham fired the starting gun on his campaign to become prime…

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Defiant Sir Keir Starmer today pledged ‘I’m not going to walk away’ after Andy Burnham finally admitted openly on Question Time that he has Labour leadership ambitions. The Prime…

Defiant Sir Keir Starmer today pledged ‘I’m not going to walk away’ after Andy Burnham finally admitted openly on Question Time that he has Labour leadership ambitions. The Prime…

Keir Starmer insisted he was going nowhere after Andy Burnham indicated he would challenge him if he becomes an MP, and accused the government of losing touch with working class…