Lucy Powell on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, claiming Burnham will be “bolder” than Starmer but will nonetheless stick to Labour’s 2024 manifesto:
“Our manifesto did talk about the redistribution of power, it did talk about the rewiring of our country, it did talk about taking on some of those vested interests… [Burnham] really understands the bigger, bolder measures that are needed to live up to the manifesto promises.”
She also claimed privatisation of water “hasn’t worked“. Burnham becomes Prime Minister tomorrow afternoon. Strap in…

