After Starmer’s ‘purge’, could Andy Burnham lure back Labour’s bruised leftwingers? (opens in new tab)

Socialists marginalised under current PM are anxious about whether his replacement will again disappoint themOn 10 September 2024, Jon Trickett, a veteran leftwing MP, was preparing to : to remove the winter fuel allowance from some retired people, a benefit long seen by many UK households as essential. Senior figures told Trickett he would be the only Labour member of parliament to do so. He said this week: “I said: ‘I don’t give a fuck. I’m going to do what I believe is the right thing.’ An...