Andy Burnham renewed his threat to Sir Keir Starmer as he launched a fresh wave of attacks against the Labour leadership, accusing it of presiding over a “climate of fear” just hours after the Prime Minister pleaded for unity in the party.

In a further ratcheting up of his threats to the Starmer , the Greater Manchester Mayor once again questioned the direction of the party as he warned of the looming threat posed by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at the Welsh and local elections next year.

It comes after The i Paper revealed in the last week that Burnham and his inner circle have identified the set of national elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as the local council polls, as the point when “Keir will be at his weakest and it will be time to go for it [the leadership]”. New Feat

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