Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals
Key takeaways
- Andy Burnham canvassing on Wednesday in the Makerfield constituency, where he is the Labour candidate in next month’s byelection.
- The Labour party has seemed to inhabit three parallel worlds over the past fortnight.
- There is a prime minister celebrating good news on the economy and lower migration figures and breezily insisting he will fight the next election, but with his party intent on deposing him.
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Andy Burnham canvassing on Wednesday in the Makerfield constituency, where he is the Labour candidate in next month’s byelection. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Andy Burnham canvassing on Wednesday in the Makerfield constituency, where he is the Labour candidate in next month’s byelection. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images Labour Analysis Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Burnham and Streeting’s latest stances confound caricatures of left and right as party faces electoral bind
The Labour party has seemed to inhabit three parallel worlds over the past fortnight.
There is a prime minister celebrating good news on the economy and lower migration figures and breezily insisting he will fight the next election, but with his party intent on deposing him.