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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox and Kate Devlin

HISTORICAL FACTS: Burnhams secret plot to get to no 10 - Caught on Camera

Andy Burnham’s chief lieutenant has appeared to suggest in an interview that he was plotting for a year to take over from Sir Keir Starmer.

The revelation by former transport secretary Louise Haigh in an interview with the BBC’s Nick Robinson came as Labour MPs lined up in parliament to nominate Mr Burnham for the Labour leadership.

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