Laura Kuenssberg

That is not the view of everyone in Andy Burnham's team.

And he campaigned in Makerfield in a very different way.

His was an anti current status quo, anti Keir Starmer, anti what Labour has been doing in the last couple of years.

So if he suddenly then goes back to saying, well, yeah, well, for stability reasons and to get on with things, I'm basically going to stick to the manifesto that we all stood on in 2024.

And also things have changed so much since that manifesto.

This whole question of defence spending is completely transformed from July 2024.

The whole question of economics has completely changed in 2024 because there's been a conflict in the Middle East and oil prices have gone up.

So this is a big thing.

It's not just about timing, but it's about how much is he going to deviate or not if he gets there from what Keir Starmer has been up to.

Yeah, so I think we don't, yeah.

Sorry, I interrupted.

I think...

That's largely right now in Keir Starmer's hands.

So if we get to a lectern moment, we don't know if he's going to come out and say, I'd like to set out a timetable for my moving on from office.

This time has come for a new captain.

Thank you very much and good night.

And the timetable is that I will leave in 2045.

Or he's going to come out and say, I would like to set out a timetable for my departure, but I believe and I've instructed the Labour Party's National Executive Committee to prepare the rules for a leadership contest tomorrow.

that will take place over the next six weeks and I won't stand and I'll be gone by conference.

Or will he come out and say, I'm setting out the reasons why I'm leaving.