Josh Simons, who has resigned his seat for Burnham, said:
“This moment is is actually about more than just Keir Starmer or Andy Burnham or Wes Streeting… It’s about a fundamental question for my party … ‘Can they win back the trust of working class people that they’ve been losing for decades?
If Andy wins the by-election, my view is that the different bits of the party should come together behind Andy.”
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”