Andy Burnham backs Starmer but urges him to be bolder and more inclusive
by Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker from World news | The Guardian on (#73FBB)
Greater Manchester mayor calls for unity while setting out what he thinks the government's platform should be
Andy Burnham has publicly backed Keir Starmer while calling for him to show more boldness and be more willing to accept contributions from others within Labour.
After a day of turmoil on Monday when the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, called for Starmer to resign, the Greater Manchester mayor used a speech and Q&A in Westminster to call for unity while promoting his views on what the government's platform should look like.
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