Labour leadership candidate says he will abstain in Monday’s vote despite previously arguing party should vote against billAndy Burnham has said he will not vote against the government’s welfare bill,despite previously describing it as “unsupportable”. In a letter to Labour MPs, the leadership hopeful said he would toe the party line and abstain in Monday night’s critical vote because collective responsibility was vital and was what he would expect from his MPs if he was their leader.
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Source: theguardian.com