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Andy Burnham on a campaign visit to Ashton-in-Makerfield before the Makerfield byelection. Photograph: Jon Super/AP A spokesperson for Burnham would not comment further on his policy plans. With Labour figures [increasingly confident
Andy Burnham has formally launched his campaign for the [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) with a barely coded pitch for Downing Street, saying a vote for him to become the MP there was “a vote
challenge from Catherine West. A week on, with [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) on a viable path back to Westminster within the next few weeks, it now seems more likely than not that Burnham will
challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet
Andy Burnham and [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely
Andy Burnham’s return to the Commons if he is victorious in this week’s Makerfield byelection. I spoke to Dan about how an argument about money exposes domestic and international uncertainties around Starmer
leadership contenders raring to go. But his record on security and managing foreign allies is often cited by the remaining Starmer loyalists as the reason he has to stay. "What does Andy know about defence