Exclusive: Andy Burnham Should Call An Election Before It's Too Late, Says Former Labour Adviser

“I would do it when things feel sunny and positive,” Liz Bates told our Commons People podcast.

Andy Burnham should call an early general election before his popularity inevitably begins to decline, according to a former Labour adviser.

Liz Bates, who served in Keir Starmer’s government, said the prime minister should go to the polls because “it’s probably not going to get better than this” for him.

Labour has enjoyed a bounce in the polls since Burnham replaced Starmer in No.10 last month, leading to speculation that the new PM may be tempted to call an election to secure his own five-year mandate.

However, he appeared to rule out such a move last month,........

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