Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has said 'we need to start demanding a General Election' after the Conservative leadership race ends.
The Labour politician tweeted out his call for the snap election early on Wednesday morning, July 13, alongside a screenshot of the Daily Telegraph's front page, which led with the headline "I will run the economy like Thatcher if I win, says Sunak". He also appeared on Sky News earlier in the day to call the race a "farcical" leadership contest - with all candidates not addressing the cost of living crisis or NHS services being on black alert.
Burnham's tweet read: "We need to start demanding a General Election at the end of this Tory leadership election. They were all elected on a manifesto promise to level up the North and are all abandoning it." The idea was explored during his appearance on Sky News with Kay Burley this morning, where he stated that a general election would be necessary at the end of the contest as the points each contender is standing for during the leadership bid would see levelling up "dead in the water".
