Now will the ‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham find a seat to scupper Angela Rayner’s ambitions?

Backers of Andy Burnham are set to take on Labour‘s ruling body to make sure he can stand in any leadership election – at the expense of Angela Rayner.

If, as expected, Health Secretary Wes Streeting moves to challenge Keir Starmer on Thursday, the Mayor of Greater Manchester will have to break his current silence and throw his hat into the ring or see his opportunity vanish.

His supporters in the Tribune group, led by former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, are ready to launch a campaign to ensure the party’s ruling executive committee do not block him from standing in a by–election for

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