“Enough already.”
Everything you need to know after Steve Rotheram slams ‘gutless people’ briefing against Andy Burnham
“Enough already.”
Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has slammed briefings against Andy Burnham(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
Everything you need to know
- Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram released a statement slamming the “gutless people” briefing against Andy Burnham on Saturday (January 31).
- He took to social media, calling on the anonymous briefings to stop comparing those behind them to “keyboard warriors they rail against”.
- It comes after Mr Burnham’s bid to stand for Labour MP was blocked by Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC).
- The NEC voted by a total of eight to one to reject Mr Burnham’s application to step down as Greater Manchester mayor and stand as the party’s candidate following the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne.
- The statement, posted on X, read: “Enough already. I’ve kept my counsel so far because there were assurances from the Prime Minister that anonymous briefings against Andy Bunham would stop.
- “These gutless people hide behind the cloak of anonymity – just like the keyboard warriors they rail against.
- “Well, if they want to know what it took to turn devolution from a nice idea into a living, breathing, delivering reality, I’d happily debate them.
- “If they want to know about bravery it took to break ranks in cabinet to get an independent panel to investigate the unlawful killing of 97 British citizens – bring it on.
- “If they want to know what the use of political power is – then we can compare which campaigns they have assisted with compared to Andy. But of course, that would require them to go on the record.
- These anonymous attacks help nobody but our opponents. For the sake of our party, please just stop.”
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