Скачать или смотреть "NOT Out Of The Water For Him..." | Andy Burnham Accuses Keir Starmer Of "Lying" About By-Election

The decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in a parliamentary by-election is “done” and “dusted”, a Cabinet minister insisted after around 50 Labour MPs signed a letter objecting to the move.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed rejected suggestions that denying the Greater Manchester Mayor a run in the upcoming Gorton and Denton contest stemmed from fears of a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.

The Prime Minister is facing a Labour backlash over the decision, with dozens of MPs and several peers understood to have signed a letter saying there is “no legitimate reason” for preventing Mr Burnham’s bid.

Talk's Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by chief political commentator and presenter Peter Cardwell to discuss.

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