The parable of Andy Burnham and Peter Mandelson
Voters are unimpressed by Keir Starmer’s contrasting treatment of two Labour politicians
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Voters are unimpressed by Keir Starmer’s contrasting treatment of two Labour politicians
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The party is craving intellectual definition of the kind that Margaret Thatcher enjoyed
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Keir Starmer applied a personal touch when he blocked his rival’s return to parliament
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More than 50 Labour MPs signed a letter asking the NEC to reconsider its decision
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The mayor’s exile is a boost for rivals such as Wes Streeting and could soon backfire on Keir Starmer
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The factions that could take him to power are already forming
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Unlike Boris Johnson in 2014, the mayor’s path to No 10 is fraught with obstacles
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In Manchester, polling shows Burnham is bigger than Labour
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The clock is ticking for the Manchester mayor to enter parliament
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The Greater Manchester mayor set out his case for “business friendly socialism”
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With party membership figures plummeting, affiliates take on a new importance
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Keir Starmer’s opponents in the country and the party have left him struggling to keep control
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It is unlikely that a male candidate would be put forward for shortlist in any forthcoming by-election
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Why Labour MPs still want the Greater Manchester mayor to return
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The will-he, won’t-he is set to continue as the Greater Manchester mayor refuses to rule out having higher ambitions
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Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster
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The mayor used his Conservative fringe appearances to excoriate Westminster over tax and social care
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Every faction believes that it could own the future
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The Manchester mayor made some fairly concrete proposals for what he would do as prime minister
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The Chancellor warned that “critics” who opposed her fiscal strategy were “dangerously” wrong
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