‘What are you hiding from?!’ Andy Burnham slammed by top Tory as incoming PM dodges scrutiny amid sweeping to power
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Andy Burnham secured 322 MP nominations on day one of the leadership process, but critics say he faces less scrutiny than any recent UK prime minister.
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Watch the moment GB News host Emily Carver shuts down a Labour MP over Andy Burnham's uncontested path to No10.Speaking to GB News, Perran Moon assured the People's Channel the Makerfield MP has "gone through a process" in order to become the next Prime Minister.As Emily argued, the Downing Street hopeful has faced "no questions and no scrutiny", Mr Moon was quick to disagree.He responded: "There have been questions asked of Andy Burnham, by the Parliamentary Labour Party.
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Then the Labour Party could have contested his ideas?"Mr Moon told GB News: "There is a very clear process within the Labour Party that if somebody wants to get 81 nominations, they can stand.
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So there's a formal process that we have to follow as part of our rules,...
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‘What are you hiding from?!' Andy Burnham slammed by top Tory as incoming PM dodges scrutiny amid sweeping to power.
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Kevin Hollinrake has accused Andy Burnham of "dodging scrutiny" after Labour intervened to prevent the incoming prime minister from being questioned by MPs.
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Speaking to GB News, the Conservative Party chairman posed a direct challenge to the former Manchester mayor, saying: "What are you hiding from?"Yesterday, MPs accused the incoming Labour leader of "running scared" after an attempt by the Conservatives to force a vote on extending Parliament's sitting so MPs could question Mr Burnham's Government was cancelled.
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The planned Opposition Day debate tomorrow, when the Tories would have forced the vote, was replaced with a different debate by Labour whips.
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