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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Andy Burnham says Labour would ‘do well to listen’ to Angela Rayner

Rayner holding a clipboard and pen and looking at Burnham, who holds flyers reading: 'Make work pay'
Rayner and Burnham canvassing in Birmingham in March 2024. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Andy Burnham has backed stark criticism of the direction of Keir Starmer’s government by Angela Rayner after she said the very survival of the Labour party was at stake.

Rayner, the former deputy prime minister and an influential backbencher, used a speech on Tuesday night to warn that the prime minister “cannot go through the motions” in the face of declining support.

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