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GLEN OWEN: Will Miliband back Burnham's bid to topple Starmer?
- Milband would back Burnham's challenge with a Chancellor post if Burnham wins, per MPs and Burnham allies.
- Burnham allies claim Miliband would join Burnham's campaign team if he runs for PM this year.
- Streeting briefings and Hillsborough Law dominate internal Labour tensions ahead of local elections.
- The Times reported a possible Hillsborough Law push prompting a Labour rebellion in the Commons.
- Burnham seeks a safe Labour seat in the North to enter the Commons and challenge Starmer.
- Allies dispute Miliband’s deal with Burnham as ‘absolute nonsense’ and ‘categorically not true’.
- Streeting’s NHS work and Labour’s policy U-turns feature in debates over party direction.
- MoS briefings and internal tensions surface as key figures navigate leadership questions.
- Analysts view Miliband’s potential endorsement as shifting power within Labour if Burnham wins.
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