[arista]

[Starmer rocked by new Andy Burnham coup plot:
PM's arch rival 'close to securing deal'
over Commons seat to mount a challenge]


[Strategists working for the Prime Minister's arch-rival
have drawn up a shortlist of potential target seats
in the North West, including the Greater Manchester
seat currently held by former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne.

Mr Gwynne denies he plans to stand down
to allow Mr Burnham to run in his seat.
But he has been suspended from the
Labour Party since
February following The Mail on Sunday's
revelations that he sent racist and sexist
WhatsApp messages – and is not expected
to resume his Westminster career.

On Saturday, a Labour MP who backs
Mr Burnham said: 'It's happening. We are on the brink
of securing a seat which is likely
to come free shortly and where the polls
say Andy would beat Reform.']


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