Those readers who are tiring of the constant stream of Labour leadership speculation would be best advised to look away now. For the rest of you, here’s a quote from Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, speaking on Sky News earlier:
“I’m fully behind the Prime Minister. Actually, what I’m talking about today [investment in British sport] was Gordon Brown’s own decision in one of his last budgets as Chancellor.
Gordon has a record of taking far-sighted and long term decisions that were good for this country.”
Of course, this may be nothing more than yet another (meaningless?) message of support from yet another minister. But it might reveal something else as well. You see, Burnham is frequently cited as one of the more Blairite Blairites in the Government. That he’s rallying to the Prime Minister’s cause could be yet another sign that the Blairites aren’t completely sold on David Miliband. If so, it’s quite a problem for the Foreign Secretary.
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