Andy Burnham 'to reward' MP who stood aside with top No 10 job

Streeting faction claims Burnham will give No 10 job to Simons

Wes Streeting‘s supporters – most likely his campaign team – are briefing the media that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will give a “senior job in No 10” to Josh Simons. Simons is the now-ex MP who stepped down to trigger the Makerfield by-election in which Burnham plans to stand. He is then expected to challenge Keir Starmer – and Streeting, if he goes ahead with his bid – for the Labour leadership and prime ministership. Streeting’s mot…

Andy Burnham 'to reward' MP who stood aside with top No 10 job

Andy Burnham will reward the MP who stood aside so he could run for Parliament by giving a senior job in No 10 if he becomes prime minister, Labour Party sources told The i Paper. Former MP Josh Simons revealed last Thursday that he would quit his seat, Makerfield, to allow the Greater Manchester Mayor to stand and return to the Commons. In his resignation letter, Simons said he was putting his constituents first, as he believed a “shock to the …