After the past fortnight in which Labour's internal bickering has once again distracted attention from government decisions that will affect real lives, it's worth remembering how Keir Starmer briefly lifted his party's gaze from its own navel to a higher purpose a few months ago. That was back in September, the previous occasion when Andy Burnham's name was being bandied around,
An idiot's guide to running a byelection campaign. First, know your constituency boundaries. Sometimes easier said than done. On Tuesday morning, Lee Anderson was to be found doing a photo op for the Gorton and Denton byelection by posing outside the Stanley hotel. Which just happens to be in Angela Rayner's constituency. Shame that someone pointed out Anderson's mistake. He could happily have spent the next four weeks knocking on the wrong doors.
