When the Labour leadership contest began,Andy Burnham looked like the choice of the left. Now he is behind – and warning that Jeremy Corbyn could split the party. So how can he regain the initiative?You need energy, it is fitting increasingly clear, and to fight for the Labour leadership. Accordingly,as Andy Burnham heads for an early train from Waterloo to Guildford, he fortifies himself with his campaign drink of choice, and Green Goodness (ingredients include: celery; cucumber; spinach) and contemplates the vigour of the man whose surge in the polls poses a serious threat to his hopes of succeeding Ed Miliband: Jeremy Corbyn. “Jeremy is representing a break with politics,” Burnham says. “There are no soundbites, there is no script. It is that which I believe people are finding very attractive. Related: Andy Burnham: timid Labour would not be up to creating the NHS nowadays Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com