Starmer says he wants Burnham to play 'big part' in Labour government
Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants Andy Burnham to “play a big part” in the Labour Government in what appeared to be a signal he could invite him to join his Cabinet.
The Greater Manchester Mayor hopes to win in the Makerfield by-election on Thursday and secure a return to Westminster as an MP, and has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions.
Sir Keir repeated on Wednesday that he would not walk away from his post and intended to fight any challenge.
Presumably in that case, someone who already has a 'big part' must make way for Andy Burnham to show us how it's done. Ed Miliband is an obvious choice, but there are quite a few choices where Mr Burham could improve things simply by staying in Manchester.
Within the wider population, we could probably find millions of other people with more modest aspirations such as playing a bigger part in how government is run. That one is off the table of course.
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