Labour MP Clive Lewis has offered to vacate his Norwich South parliamentary seat to facilitate Andy Burnham's potential return to the House of Commons. This proposition is intended to enable Burnham to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. Lewis, who has served as an MP for a decade, stated his decision was motivated by the principle of putting "country before party, party before personal ambition."
Lewis's offer follows his recent statements where he described Sir Keir Starmer's leadership position as "untenable" and advocated for Burnham to consider a challenge. Andy Burnham, currently the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has previously indicated "no intention of abandoning Manchester" but has not definitively ruled out a leadership bid, having reportedly received encouragement from colleagues. The article notes that two other Manchester Labour MPs previously ruled out stepping down for Burnham. Sir Keir Starmer has affirmed his intention to lead the Labour party into the next general election. Any leadership bid would require the backing of 80 Labour MPs.
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