Labour mayor Andy Burnham has taken a swipe at Keir Starmer over the sacking of a frontbench MP who joined a picket line, warning that he must be “careful” about the impact on the party’s image.
The Greater Manchester mayor – often tipped as a potential successor to Starmer as leader – said Labour must not allow itself to be seen as “a party that undermines working people fighting to protect their incomes in a cost-of-living crisis”.
