Mr Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has suggested some Labour MPs have privately urged him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the party leadership.
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (right) says some MPs want him to challenge Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. (Picture: Ian Vogler/Getty Images)
“Andy Burnham has a big profile. He’s doing a great job in Manchester. You know, he’s made commitments to the people of Manchester. I think we need a party that’s united.”
“But the reality is we’ve got a very strong prime minister with a strong mandate and a strong vision that I think everyone’s going to be really looking forward to hearing next week.”
“Labour MPs want this Government to be a success. They want to see the vision from the prime minister, and they want us to build on the progress we’ve made in the last year and to lead into a second term. That’s what Labour MPs will want.
“What I hear is people saying: ‘Right, come on, let’s get together, let’s step up, let’s set out our vision, let’s move into this phase of delivery and making sure that we deliver on the vision that we’ve got for this country: more money in people’s pockets, better public services, a country that’s confident and secure.’”
The conference comes with Labour trailing Reform UK in the polls and having suffered the resignation of Angela Rayner and the sacking of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador, getting “phase two” of Sir Keir’s leadership off to a rocky start.
“Obviously we’ve had quite a challenging couple of weeks. I don’t think anyone would deny that.
Labour has identified Reform UK as the main threat to a second term in office.
“We have to make sure that there is a decent, positive vision for the country, and we don’t allow the sort of frustration, or the fact that times are tough, to allow people to be lured by fake promises, a party that has no solutions, that just exploits division and grievance.”
With PA
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