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Zarah Sultana just skewered Andy Burnham as he bids to win Gorton and Denton

Andy Burnham and Zarah Sultana

Andy Burnham has announced his intent to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Simultaneously, Your Party MP Zarah Sultana has called him out for his part in the New Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. It comes as people are questioning what Your Party intend to do about the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

Burnham for Gorton and Denton

Sultana said the following about Burnham:

Andy Burnham played a key role in privatising our NHS while serving as Health Secretary.

Andy Burnham voted for the 2003 Iraq War — an illegal invasion that led to the deaths of over a million Iraqis.

Andy Burnham was a member of Labour Friends of Israel, an apartheid state that has committed genocide against the Palestinian people.

Gorton and Denton deserves a genuinely socialist MP — one who doesn’t vote for illegal wars, stands in solidarity with Palestine and is proudly anti-Zionist.

While the main political parties are yet to announce who they will stand, the rumours suggest that each one could put forward a big name:

 

Sultana isn’t the only leftist to call out Burnham’s track record:

As we reported earlier today, Starmer’s allies are opposed to Burnham standing to be the MP for Gorton and Denton. It’s widely speculated that he will launch a leadership challenge against Starmer should he be elected.

The PM himself said the following when asked about a potential leadership challenge:

My message is to my entire party, and is that every minute we waste talking about anything other than the cost of living and stability in Europe and across the globe is a wasted minute

A challenge is seen as likely due to Starmer’s historically low favourability ratings:

Featured image via Roger Harris

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.