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Sophie Wingate

EXPLAINED: Keir starmer says he will campaign for andy burnham in makerfield by election - The Real Truth

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (Kin Cheung/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be out campaigning for potential leadership challenger Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election.

The Prime Minister also sought to draw attention to his Government’s record and away from “all the other discussions that are going on”, in apparent reference to the leadership speculation that has dogged his premiership since Labour’s local and devolved elections mauling.

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