The Labour leadership will block any attempt by Andy Burnham to enter Westminster after he launched a string of attacks against Sir Keir Starmer, senior insiders have said.

The Greater Manchester Mayor renewed his criticism of the Prime Minister’s leadership of the party at the Labour conference in Liverpool, accusing Downing Street of presiding over a “climate of fear” and strangling “open debate” within the party.

Burnham’s shadow has loomed large over the party’s annual get together . The self-styled King of the North has been ever-present during the conference, with him choosing to appear at no fewer than nine events and support for the Manchester mayor remains high among the party rank and file. New Feature

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