Greater Manchester mayor accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ and says wholesale change is required
Andy Burnham has said Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer to become prime minister.
In an intervention likely to fuel speculation that he is seeking a return to Westminster, Burnham accused Downing Street of creating a “climate of fear” and spreading “alienation and demoralisation” among MPs.
