Andy Burnham Accuses Blair Of Not 'Understanding What's Going On' As Labour Row Deepens

The former prime minister slammed the current direction of Labour amid rumbling leadership speculation.

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Andy Burnham has hit back at Tony Blair after the former Labour prime minister urged the party not to go further left.

The Greater Manchester mayor is currently campaigning for the Makerfield by-election so he can get a seat in parliament and challenge Keir Starmer’s leadership.

He has promised to implement change after what he has described as “40 years of neoliberalism.”

While the ex-PM told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme that he hopes Burnham – who used to serve in........

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