Andy Burnham is putting his naked self interests ahead of the country - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Peter Neal, Oxford Court, Cleethorpes.
As the Labour Party is now to hold yet another attempt to unseat the hapless Keir Starmer, the unnecessary game of thrones will further paralyse the country at a time when we urgently need decisive leadership.
The Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham has forced Starmer loyalist Josh Simons to stand down in Makerfield in a desperate attempt to return to Westminster while abandoning the people of Manchester he was elected to serve.
The nauseating hypocrisy being espoused by Andy Burnham clearly illustrates that he is putting his naked self interests ahead of that of the country. His tenure as mayor should be honoured and not terminated in a vain bid for power.
The obvious incompetence of the present incumbent at 10 Downing Street certainly needs addressing though as Andy Burnham is not an MP, he is ineligible to stand.
Conversely, whether Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner et al are likely to be more suitable as PM remains highly debatable at a time when the country is in need of decisive leadership and not a contest from aspirant MPs with absolutely no previous parliamentary experience. We cannot afford another novice as the next PM.