
Andy Burnham criticises ‘bankruptcy’ of Labour approach to campaigning
Greater Manchester mayor rekindles leadership speculation with speech addressing party’s byelection loss Andy Burnham has reignited hostilities with Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership, criticising what he described as the “bankruptcy” of the party’s approach to campaigning, a week after it lost the previously safe seat of Gorton and Denton. The mayor of Greater Manchester and former MP, regarded as a rival to Starmer, said Labour’s campaigning style prevented it from connecting with non-Labour vot














