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Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said
Starmer Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater Manchester mayor promised he would “change Labour” and win back the voters the party had lost
Burnham was 800 miles away in Madrid as Starmer’s future dominated Westminster. But allies of the [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) mayor were ramping up his leadership campaign
Starmer has ruled out such an agreement, but colleagues including Streeting argue this has hampered the government’s attempts to boost growth. Immigration is also likely to feature heavily in the byelection campaign, putting Burnham
campaign, describing “Manchesterism” as a political philosophy for a more interventionist approach to the economy. As Burnham prepares to fight the [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/19/andy-burnham-confirmed-as-labour-candidate-for-makerfield-byelection) before an expected leadership challenge against Starmer
campaigned for a cross-party progressive alliance but is also a prominent supporter of Burnham. Two other Labour MPs, Clive Lewis, [who has offered](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gwgdyl52lo) to give up his seat for Burnham
Burnham had a busy day on Thursday, [in the week that Starmer was at war with Whitehall](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/22/olly-robbins-starmer-sacking-ministers-cabinet-meeting) over the failed vetting of Peter Mandelson. The mayor of Greater Manchester was campaigning
Starmer – with the routine suspension of party rebels. He said the briefings against Burnham – when the mayor sought to run in the Gorton and Denton byelection were “disgraceful.” And they are both deeply concerned about
campaign, she said, adding that they “get on well”. However, allies of Burnham said the two had in fact spoken recently. More than 70 MPs have called on Starmer
campaign is more progressed than previously thought, Burnham’s team is understood to have lined up an “impressive” candidate to replace him as Greater Manchester mayor. Allies said he planned to outline a “radical rewiring
Burnham would “be a great addition to parliament”, and that he would go to the constituency, on the edge of Wigan in Greater Manchester, to campaign for him. But he lamented the week of internal
Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to confront reality, Labour MPs’ appetite for risk. But the fantasy contest has meant we are seeing surprising sides to its rivals. Burnham, who criticised the government as being
Starmer, was right to have ruled out rejoining the EU. She told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I actually think this is just a bit odd. I listened to what Wes had to say very
Starmer has shed so much authority that many of his MPs – let alone the wider public – view him as, in effect, an interim leader, still in office only until the necessary arrangements can be made
campaign say he will not seek to dilute the government’s curbs on migration, which include [ending the right to permanent refugee status](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/01/shabana-mahmood-to-limit-refugees-to-30-months-in-uk). “For Andy, migration is a moral issue as much
Starmer for the leadership, has called for the government to be more willing to take utility companies into public ownership. Talking about Manchester’s buses, which he brought under public control, Burnham said on Saturday
campaign and speak around the country. “She’s enjoyed getting out of the bubble a bit more,” one MP said. All the calculations are filtered through the idea of whether – or, more likely, when – Starmer
Starmer or those with hopes of replacing him, such as Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham. Cooper began by saying she had spent the weekend meeting former Labour councillors in her West Yorkshire constituency
Starmer. Winning in Makerfield is Burnham’s proof of concept. He believes that a new direction for Labour – and a new leader – can stop the march of Nigel Farage and an impending Reform government
campaigning alongside Burnham in Makerfield on Saturday, said: "We were hearing that loud and clear. "People want that and they want voices from our part of the country and from all of those parts