Chris Gray

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Newscast · Andy Burnham Makes His Move · 14 May 2026 podcast

And that's before we get to some potentially controversial legislation that was in the King's speech that was already looking likely to attract some opposition from within the Labour Party.

Now, where does that leave him?

So just the practical as well as the political aspect of governing has become harder.

But also what happens to ministers in the government?

Are they allowed to support other candidates in any Labour leadership contest?

Because there's never been a sitting Labour prime minister that's actively fought a leadership contest.

So it's kind of unprecedented.

Yeah, as of 6am on Thursday morning, which does feel like 17 years ago at this point, but

So as of that point, that was really crucial because not only because that means that Angela Rayner can be back.

And it's interesting to note that Keir Starmer is among those who have said before he'd like to have her back in his cabinet.

Actually, he's made no secret about that.

West Streeting has said that Angela Rayner should be on the pitch in the past.

So not only that in that sense, but as of 6 a.m.

this morning, before we had all these developments about West Streeting and Andy Burnham and all the rest of it,

Obviously, the context was that might potentially clear the way for Angela Rayner to run in any leadership race if she chose to, if West Streeting had, for example, triggered a contest before Andy Burnham could get back to Parliament.

Now, we don't find ourselves in that eventuality.

And she made clear when she gave a series of interviews to The Guardian and ICV that,

that she wasn't going to be the person to kind of pull the trigger against Keir Starmer.

But also... The timing.

And Rainer's going to be a key voice in that contest regardless of what happens because she commands a lot of support from a certain section of the party.

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