ANDY Burnham was branded a hypocrite last night after it emerged that he called for a General Election when the Tories changed leader.
was last night odds-on to win the , which would allow him to challenge .
Andy Burnham was branded a hypocrite after it emerged that he called for a General Election when the Tories changed leader Credit: AFP
Mr Burnham’s lack of a mandate has even been weaponised by the PM in Sir Keir Starmer’s last-gasp bid to face down a coup Credit: Getty
He has promised to “change” — with a massive lurch to the Left expected, including public control of utilities.
But Mr Burnham has said he will not hold a snap General Election to get his own mandate.
However, his enemies have discovered that he called for previous PM Boris Johnson to do exactly that.
During the race to replace Mr Johnson in July 2022, he posted on social media: “We need a General Election.”
Mr Burnham also accused them of “ripping up the 2019 manifesto and that can’t last for long without a general election”.
And he added: “We need to start demanding a General Election at the end of this leadership election.”
Tory party chairman MP said: “The rank hypocrisy of Andy Burnham’s position is plain to see.
“He has repeatedly called for a General Election after previous leadership changes, yet now rules that out if he gets the top job himself. As always, it’s one rule for Labour and another for everyone else.”
Rachel Reeves has told wannabe Labour leaders not to ‘deviate’ from her iron-clad fiscal rules — as she vows to keep her job Credit: Getty Reeves: Stick to my rules
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RACHEL Reeves has told wannabe Labour leaders not to “deviate” from her iron-clad fiscal rules — as she vows to keep her job.
In a warning to contenders such as Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, the Chancellor said: “We got elected on the promise to return stability to the economy.
“Anyone who wanted to deviate from that will not be fulfilling the manifesto commitments.”
And despite a possible leadership contest, she insisted there was “no vacancy” for her post.
It came as the government yesterday published its blueprint for a third Heathrow runway, calling it critical for growth.
Ms Reeves told The Times CEO Summit she wanted “spades in the ground” by 2029.
And Mr Burnham’s lack of a mandate has even been weaponised by the PM in Sir Keir Starmer’s last-gasp bid to face down a coup.
Speaking at the in , he warned a change of leader would wreak “chaos” on the country and emulate the Tory psychodrama.
He insisted it was due to him that Labour won the last election and said he still wants to lead the party into the .
The polls in Makerfield closed at 10pm last night.
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