Andy Burnham says Labour MPs want him to oust Starmer and ‘turn the country around’

"People have contacted me."

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has recently been tipped for a return to Westminster.

He added: "I stood twice to be leader of the Labour Party and I think that tells you, doesn't it."

Burnham did, however, rule out making a challenge before May 2026, which is seen as the point in which many MPs could feel Starmer's time could be up.

Burnham has set out a number of policies that he says will 'turn the country around'. These include higher council tax on expensive homes in London and the South East, cutting income tax for lower earners, and introducing a 50p rate for the highest earners.

He has also called for more public control of energy, water, and rail, and said that he would borrow £40bn to boost building of council houses.

"We are now in power. And what I'm doing on your show today, standing here talking to you about our plan for change and the difference we are going to make for communities."