Now even a Labour grandee calls for a general election: Ex-home secretary Alan Johnson says Burnham must ‘restore trust’

A Labour grandee urged Andy Burnham to ‘be brave’ yesterday and call an election to ‘help restore trust in politics’.

Former home secretary Alan Johnson warned the ex-mayor of Greater Manchester against making the same ‘mistake’ as Gordon Brown when he took over from Tony Blair in 2007.

Nigel Farage also demanded yesterday that the country goes to the polls following Sir Keir Starmer‘s resignation – and declared that Reform UK was ready to let voters decide who should govern.

Mr Farage called for an election ‘at the soonest possible date’ because Mr Burnham would not have ‘any kind of meaningful mandate’ if,

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