Andy Burnham has made his leadership pitch

Andy Burnham has made his leadership pitch

Inside Labour there might not be a vacancy but there is always a contest. The government’s early unpopularity means this is even more true than usual. Over the last fortnight – via her leaked memo to Rachel Reeves – Angela Rayner’s alternative vision has become clearer. MPs believe both the Deputy PM and her more Blairite rival Wes Streeting are monitoring their support within the parliamentary party. But it is Andy Burnham who is most clearly p…