Overview

• Party chair Anna Turley said many Labour MPs dislike Andy Burnham’s leadership manoeuvrings and question his motivations.
• Burnham has said some MPs privately encouraged him to challenge Keir Starmer for the leadership.
• Keir Starmer a day earlier attacked Burnham’s economic pitch with a comparison to Liz Truss, and Rachel Reeves criticised his fiscal ideas on Friday.
• The dispute surfaces as Labour prepares for its Liverpool conference following Angela Rayner’s resignation and the sacking of Lord Mandelson.
• Turley called the conference a chance for Starmer to set out his vision, noting jitters as polls currently show Reform UK ahead.