I have always found him a bit of a weather vane and his attempts to undermine Starmer, as useless as he has been, for the past few years, has been underhand.
‘Taking questions at the Resolution Foundation thinktank, Burnham says that the PM “has my support, the government has my support”.
He adds that ministers also had his support when he put his name forward for the Gorton and Denton by-election in recent weeks, a move that was subsequently blocked by Labour.
“I do feel we’re at a crucial moment, it is absolutely right that people give the government stability in this moment,” he adds.’
