Keir Starmer declines to say whether he supports Andy Burnham standing as an MP – UK politics live

PM declines to say whether he supports Burnham standing as an MP if Labour MP Andrew Gwynne steps down

Andy Burnham may have a new route to parliament after the MP Andrew Gwynne reached a settlement with the Commons that would allow him to retire and call a byelection, Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Josh Halliday report.

In her Sky News interview this morning, Kemi Badenoch also said she was opposed to the UK joining President Trump’s board of peace if Vladimir Putin is a member. She said:

We should not be, certainly, on any board with Vladimir Putin. That’s something I’m completely against.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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