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Starmer’s Biographer: ‘I Like Andy Burnham But He Would Be A Constant Distraction’
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6:07Now Playing“The idea of him coming back to parliament right now, even with the best of intentions on his part, a team player, would create endless speculation.”
Tom Baldwin, former Labour adviser and Keir Starmer’s biographer, tells #TimesRadio Andy Burnham would have been a “constant distraction” for the government had he been allowed to run to be an MP.
Tom Baldwin was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live Monday to Thursday from 6-10am.
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