Allies of Andy Burnham have identified a fresh path for the Greater Manchester mayor to return to Westminster and potentially run for Labour leader, as Sir Keir Starmer battles calls to resign over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.
Burnham, one of Labour’s most popular politicians, was blocked from standing in a by-election in February by members of the governing party’s national executive committee, including the prime minister.
But the former cabinet minister is looking to a shake-up of the body that controls the Labour machinery this summer as a route back into national politics and potentially Downing Street, according to his allies.
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