Burnham says MPs are privately urging him to challenge Starmer for Labour leadership

According to a report by The Guardian… Greater Manchester mayor accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ and says wholesale change is requiredUK politics – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer to become prime minister but any such move would have to be “more than a personality contest”.In an intervention likely to increase speculation that he is seeking a return to Westminster, Burnham accused Downing Street of creating a “climate of fear” and spreading “alienation and demoralisation” among MPs. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/25/andy-burnham-mps-challenge-starmer-labour-leadership-prime-minister-greater-manchester-mayo