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Andy Burnham accuses Tony Blair of failing to understand modern politics

The ex-Labour leader called for his party to champion the ‘radical centre’, warning it is ‘playing with fire’ over the UK’s future.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham hits back at Blair’s claims Labour is ‘playing with fire’ over leftist policies

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The Independent UK

Streeting and Burnham accuse Blair of failing to confront inequality in Labour criticism

Potential leadership candidates join senior figures in saying the former PM’s essay does not address today’s challenges

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Reform backs Makerfield candidate amid row over social media posts

Robert Kenyon is reported to have said Russia was ‘within their rights’ to invade Crimea and questioned the seriousness of Covid-19.

The Independent UK

Burnham hits back at ‘out of touch’ Blair and blames centrists like him for rise of Farage

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister has issued a scathing indictment of Labour

The Independent UK

Is the tenure of a leader becoming ‘nasty, brutish and short’?

When Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham announced that they intend to challenge Keir Starmer as prime minister, it felt like the start of a depressingly familiar loop. A leader who had made many great-sounding promises failed to deliver and lost the trust of the public. The public demands he quit,…

The Conversation

Blair demands welfare cuts and end of ‘unsustainable’ pension triple lock

The former prime has warned that there needs to be an ‘honest conversation’ over the way forward for the party before there is a change of prime minister

The Independent UK

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Sir Tony Blair says he wants to see Burnham win Makerfield and return as MP

The Greater Manchester Mayor is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he wins the by-election.

Evening Standard

Labour must put policy first, politics second, Tony Blair says

Former PM urges party to take a step back and ‘analyse the world’ amid speculation over Keir Starmer’s leadership

The Guardian - UK

Russia ‘within their rights’ to take Crimea, Reform’s Makerfield candidate said as he compared it to Falklands

It is the latest social media comment from Robert Kenyon to resurface during the by-election campaign

The Independent UK

New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – as it happened

‘It becomes quite clear why UKSV saw him as a subject of concern who shouldn’t be granted clearance,’ Thornberry tells the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

The establishment reaction to Andy Burnham’s rise is a sign of the fight to come

The old settlement will not politely bow out for its replacement – which is why progressives must take action on these three fronts, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

The Guardian - UK

Voices: If Labour wants to get back on track, it must listen to Tony Blair

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In an extraordinary intervention, the most successful leader in the party’s history says it is only by embracing the ‘radical centre’ that either the party or the country can hope to hold off the threats coming down the tracks – Labour must focus on the ‘what’…

The Independent UK

Blair: Labour is playing with fire over UK’s future – and is too weak to rejoin EU

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister issues a scathing indictment of Starmer’s government – and warns that the UK cannot even discuss rejoining the EU until it regains its lost strength

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Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election

Evening Standard

‘Labour lacks coherent plan’ says Sir Tony Blair in essay critical of Government

The former PM says Labour needs a ‘fundamental reset’ and claims it is ill-equipped to deal with the AI revolution and growth.

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate appeared to doubt seriousness of Covid on X

Exclusive: Robert Kenyon has been linked to vaccine scepticism and advised a person with the virus to ‘stop having boosters’

The Guardian - UK

Greens to run scaled-back campaign in Makerfield byelection in potential boost for Burnham

Exclusive: Party expected to focus on Greater Manchester mayoralty election if Burnham returned to parliament

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UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could call new PM a ‘usurper’ – and seek to replace him

The Independent UK

Reform’s by-election candidate didn’t vote for Brexit, unearthed posts suggest

Robert Kenyon has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over a series of resurfaced social media posts

The National (Scotland)

Left-wing Labour candidate 'could stand against Andy Burnham' in leadership challenge

LEFT-WING Labour MPs are considering standing a candidate against Andy Burnham in a future leadership contest over concerns about the Greater…

The Guardian - UK

Green party announce new candidate for Makerfield byelection

Sarah Wakefield, Manchester city councillor, to stand for party after initial candidate withdrew

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips predicts Starmer will be ousted regardless of Makerfield by-election result

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Evening Standard

Carol Vorderman demands apology from Reform candidate for ‘abuse online’

Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Labour’s Andy Burnham, used a now-deleted X account to support an offensive post about the TV star.

The Guardian - UK

Ian McEwan says pessimism ‘a bigger problem than climate change’

Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’

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