Starmer's deputy tells him be more like Andy Burnham' as he fights to survive as PM

"Well, look, let's learn from Andy and also bring Andy more on board with what we're doing as well. A"

Following Labour's third-place finish in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Lucy Powell, Labour's deputy leader, has advised Prime Minister Keir Starmer to adopt strategies from Andy Burnham, the popular Greater Manchester Mayor. Powell, who was the only National Executive Committee member voting to allow Burnham as a candidate, suggests bringing him into the prime minister's inner circle. Starmer had personally blocked Burnham from standing in the by-election, which Labour lost to the Greens in what was previously the party's seventh-safest seat. Multiple Labour MPs have since argued that Burnham's involvement could have prevented the defeat, adding pressure on Starmer amid speculation about a potential coup by party members.

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