Andy Burnham may be the odds-on favourite for the Labour leadership but that doesn’t mean it’s all plain sailing for the politician. Mr S notes that Burnham has been sporting a bruised lip of late. When a hack spied him in the Strangers bar recently, they asked him whether the Labour leadership race had become physical with a punch-up.
Happily, it appears that, despite Burnham having a barmy online army behind him, punches are yet to be thrown. Instead it’s a cold sore which Burnham put down to ‘stress’.
Still Mr S can’t help but wonder how he will cope if elected leader if he is this stressed already. Is Andy Burnham’s upper lip tough enough? Hell no.
Latest odds for next Labour leader — via Ladbrokes: Andy Burnham: 10/11. Liz Kendall: 13/8. Yvette Cooper: 9/2. Mary Creagh: 50/1
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