Labour Should Knock Away Burnham ‘Distraction’ Says Former Starmer Strategist
January 23, 2026
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8:08Now PlayingLabour Should Knock Away Burnham ‘Distraction’ Says Former Starmer Strategist
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as posted by the channel“The Labour Party does not need to be focused on its internal machinations.”
Labour doesn’t want to lose its majority and so it shouldn’t “play into the psychodrama” surrounding Andy Burnham and any potential bids for him to return as an MP, says Luke Sullivan, former political director for Keir Starmer.
Luke Sullivan was speaking to Chloe Tilley and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio. Listen live Friday-Sunday from 6-10am.
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