Weakened Keir Starmer can’t stop Andy Burnham now’…but will PM’s rival find safe seat amid fears Reform bag Manchester mayor post

Andy Burnham is poised to throw down the gauntlet to Keir Starmer next week as the Prime Minister struggles to cling to power.

Allies of the Greater Manchester mayor on Friday night said he had identified a potential Westminster seat that would enable him to return to Parliament, opening the way for a leadership bid.

One outrider for Mr Burnham told the Daily Mail: ‘Andy is ready to go and this time he will not be stopped.’

However, Friday’s bloodbath at the ballot box threatens to make it trickier for the former health secretary, as the notion of a ‘safe seat’ dwindles and

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