Exclusive: Former Labour Minister Calls For Andy Burnham To Replace Keir Starmer

The Greater Manchester mayor has mode no secret of his desire to return to Westminster.

A former Labour minister has called for Andy Burnham to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister.

Lord Dave Watts said the party should allow the Greater Manchester mayor to return to Westminster in a by-election, which would then pave the way for a leadership challenge.

Watts was a government whip under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and also chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) from 2012 until 2015.

His intervention came as Labour braced for a catastrophic set of results in elections across England and in Scotland and Wales.

The party is on........

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