Andy Burnham Eyes Labour Leadership if He Wins June 18 Makerfield By-Election
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4
Andy Burnham Eyes Labour Leadership if He Wins June 18 Makerfield By-Election
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4
Summary
June 18's Makerfield by-election could propel Andy Burnham back into Westminster, with the Greater Manchester mayor saying he would enter any Labour leadership contest if he wins.
Burnham told BBC Question Time he wanted to take the fight to change politics "as high as I could," but any challenger would still need to be an MP and secure backing from 81 Labour MPs.
Keir Starmer has resisted calls from some Labour MPs to quit after poor election results and ministerial resignations, while no formal leadership challenge has yet been launched.
Makerfield has become a proxy battle over Labour's future, with Reform UK's Robert Kenyon and other rivals attacking Burnham for using the seat as a stepping stone rather than a local mandate.