Andy Burnham was dealt an underhand blow on Tuesday as his predecessor Keir Starmer resigned as an MP.
In a move that left Westminster reeling, Sir Keir tendered his resignation as Labour‘s MP for Holborn and St Pancras on the day Parliament resumed after the summer break.
And in a further headache for Mr Burnham, Sir Keir’s shock resignation saw Green leader Zack Polanski poised to challenge Labour in the resulting by-election.
The ousted former PM had previously said he would remain on Labour’s backbenches until the next election, but in a final parliamentary U-turn said on Tuesday that now was ‘the right
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