Andy Burnham’s hopes of becoming prime minister without a leadership contest have been given a boost after a key potential rival ruled out standing against him – despite new polling revealing just one in ten Britons are in favour of a coronation.
Cabinet minister Darren Jones, a key Starmer ally who had been touted as a potential anti-Burnham leadership candidate in recent days, has confirmed he will not run after he was “reassured” about the Makerfield MP’s economic plans in a conversation on Tuesday.
