Burnham Hit By Backlash Over Peerage For Labour Leader Who Demanded Starmer Quit

The new prime minister’s own MPs are said to be “furious” at the move.

Andy Burnham has been hit by a backlash after giving a life peerage and government job to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

Scottish Labour MPs are said to be “furious” at the move, which comes seven months after Sarwar called on Keir Starmer to quit as prime minister over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Since then, Sarwar has........

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