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Chris Mason: Burnham's emphatic win leaves Starmer and Labour MPs with big decision

Chris Mason: Burnham's emphatic win leaves Starmer and Labour MPs with big decision
BBC Politics Friday 19 June 2026, 04:58 UTC 1 min read
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The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?

The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?
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