I v much doubt a leadership contest will clarify much - do they ever? - all it will do is drag things out by c 2 months or so, time Labour can ill afford to waste.
Steven Fielding
Absolutely Spot On. Andy Burnham needs to be subject to challenge and scrutiny. Labour members should demand an election. Labour MPs must ensure that there is a contest not a coronation. And let me declare an interest. I will be supporting my excellent local MP Wes Streeting.
Mike Gapes
Andy Burnham’s early policy positions have strengthened the case for a leadership contest rather than a coronation.
He’s been far better at naming winners than losers and we know very little about how he would deal with the brutal fiscal trade-offs he’ll face. www.arguably.uk/p/labour-nee...
Andy Burnham’s programme deserves more scrutiny before he enters No 10
