Starmer has spoken to the cameras for the first time since blocking Andy Burnham’s attempt to ride south. He insisted the by-election bid was ‘unnecessary’, would have ‘diverted’ party resources, and the real ‘fight’ is against Reform. Andy Burnham is ‘doing a great job’, says the man gritting his teeth so hard his jaw is about to explode…
After being blocked from standing at the Gorton and Denton by-election, Andy Burnham said at the Centre for Social Justice:
“I’m very much focussing on my job. I’ve said everything I think I’m going to say about that.”