Morgan McSweeney warned Keir Starmer to block Andy Burnham‘s return to Parliament or face ‘the end’, it was claimed last night.
The Prime Minister’s former chief of staff is understood to be once again offering advice to Sir Keir, despite exiting Downing Street in February over his role in appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
And a Labour source told the Daily Mail that Mr McSweeney was pushing the Prime Minister to prevent the Greater Manchester mayor returning to Westminster, by asking the party’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) to block him for a second time.
Last night, the NEC voted by a
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