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‘TERRIFIED’ Starmer mounts DESPERATE defence of blocking Andy Burnham selection
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During a visit to a London health centre, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer staunchly defended his decision to bar Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from seeking a Westminster seat, saying it would ‘divert resources’ from Labour’s May election campaigns.
He insisted the ‘battle of our times’ is between Labour and Reform, not an internal war, even as a backbench and grassroots backlash grew over the move to stop Mr Burnham standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
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