Andy Burnham failed to suppress a grin last night as a member of the Question Time audience tore into his Labour civil war foe Keir Starmer, saying: ‘Everybody wants him to go, we can’t stand him.’
The Greater Manchester mayor smiled as the woman said she wanted him to win the upcoming Makerfield by-election so he could oust Sir Keir, adding: ‘The sooner the better.’
Minutes later Mr Burnham used the BBC TV special ahead of the vote in the Wigan seat to confirm he would seek to replace Sir Keir in No10 if he is elected on June 18.
His confirmation that he has
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