[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/22/starmer-allies-stop-andy-burnham-campaign-block-parliamentary-return

Labour leftist Andy Burnham has been a success as mayor of Manchester, and he may want to run for Parliament and challenge Starmer for leadership of the Labour Party. Starmer is pulling strings to block him, so that a nebbish Labour right-winger will run instead. If Starmer blocks leftists from running for Parliament while leftists are the ones the public will vote

Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return

Speculation has spread over whether Burnham will attempt to return to pursue a Labour leadership bid

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[2/2] for, he is acting the role of a saboteur who would rather destroy Labour than let it stand for what it used to stand for.