{"id":344232,"date":"2026-05-16T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-andy-burnham-says-he-will-fight-to-change-labour-and-change-the-country\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T20:00:14","slug":"exclusive-andy-burnham-says-he-will-fight-to-change-labour-and-change-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-andy-burnham-says-he-will-fight-to-change-labour-and-change-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham says he will fight to &#8216;change Labour&#8217; and &#8216;change the country&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8_NVkozkczg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham says he will fight to 'change Labour' and 'change the country'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8_NVkozkczg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In his first sit-down interview since launching his bid to return to Westminster, Andy Burnham has said becoming an MP would be the &quot;first stage&quot; in his fight to change Labour and the country. <\/p>\n<p>Burnham is widely expected to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer, if he wins the by-election in Makerfield later this year. <\/p>\n<p>Asked if he wanted to be the leader of the Labour Party, Burnham said: &quot;I will take that fight as high as I can take that fight, because I think the country does need to change,&quot; he told ITV News&#8217; Daniel Hewitt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his first sit-down interview since launching his bid to return to Westminster, Andy Burnham has said becoming an MP would be the &quot;first stage&quot; in his fight to change Labour and the country. 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