US EditionAndy Burnham warns Labour not to 'underestimate the peril' party is in
Andy Burnham urges Labour to openly discuss strategy amid rising Reform UK support; Ipsos polls show Reform leads Labour by 12 points nationally.
- On Sunday , Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, warned critics they were underestimating the peril Labour faces at the Labour conference in Liverpool.
- In recent weeks, polling shows just 13% of voters satisfied with Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister and Labour leader, while feature interviews suggest Labour MPs have urged Andy Burnham to consider a leadership challenge.
- Delivering a 15-minute unscripted speech, Burnham backed proportional representation reform and criticised a 'climate of fear' that stifles dissent among Labour MPs.
- Sir Keir Starmer dismissed growing threats to his leadership and urged unity amid the conference backlash, while several Labour MPs warned Andy Burnham's comments risk division.
- With elections due in May 2026, polls show Labour trailing Reform UK and analysts warn Nigel Farage's party threatens Welsh Senedd and local elections next year.
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Labour warns of ‘world of wars and tariffs’ at conference
Tough choices on the economy and tougher rules on immigration – a succession of ministers here at Labour conference have warned that such is the world we are living in, a world of wars, tariffs and “harsh global headwinds”. While on the fringes the Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham batted off speculation about a leadership challenge, insisting that the only thing he had launched was a debate about how to defeat Reform and the “populist right…
Andy Burnham denies leadership ambitions: ‘I’ve just launched a debate’
The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has denied any leadership ambition, telling a fringe event at Labour Party conference that all he has done is ‘launch a debate’. Speaking at a Guardian Live event in Liverpool, Burnham said: “The only thing I’ve launched is a debate to come up with a plan to beat Reform, May 2026 is in front of us now’. Burnham has faced criticism in some quarters, after openly criticising the direction of the party a…
Andy Burnham comes out fighting as he warns Keir Starmer’s Labour faces ‘peril’ and must change ‘climate of fear’
A defiant Andy Burnham has hit out at those demanding he make “simplistic statements of loyalty” to Keir Starmer – claiming they are underestimating “the peril” facing Labour.
Politics latest: Reform UK waging 'all out war on future generations', says Miliband
The prime minister was asked by our political editor Beth Rigby if he believes Reform UK chief Nigel Farage is "dangerous". Sir Keir Starmer instead used the word "formidable". Pat McFadden said the PM has overcome "difficult headlines".
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