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"Let's end the headless chicken season" | Neil Kinnock on Labour's "panicking" over leadership
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8:02Now PlayingLord Kinnock tells Matt Chorley of 5 Live and Newsnight that he advised Sir Keir Starmer to "stand fast" against challenges to his leadership.
The former Labour leader revealed he had been texting the outgoing prime minister before and after the local election results.
Lord Kinnock also said the "alienating" decision to cut back the Winter Fuel Allowance was "probably" Sir Keir's biggest mistake as prime minister.
Lord Kinnock said he felt "optimistic" about Andy Burnham and his advice to the incoming prime minister was to "be yourself".
Lord Mandelson has denied wrongdoing.
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