{"id":353281,"date":"2026-06-17T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-says-he-wants-andy-burnham-to-have-big-role-in-government\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:00:39","slug":"starmer-says-he-wants-andy-burnham-to-have-big-role-in-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-says-he-wants-andy-burnham-to-have-big-role-in-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer says he wants Andy Burnham to have &#8216;big role&#8217; in government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vhAkreoLrqM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer says he wants Andy Burnham to have 'big role' in government\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vhAkreoLrqM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that he wanted the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to &#8216;have a big a role in government&#8217; if he wins the Makerfield byelection on Thursday, but said he did not plan to relinquish his leadership.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky\u2019s Beth Rigby as he attended the G7 summit in the French spa town of \u00c9vian-les-Bains, Starmer said he did not think there should be a leadership contest, stressing: &#8216;I am not going to walk away, I am going to fight&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer signals he would give Andy Burnham a cabinet job \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2026\/jun\/17\/wes-streeting-labour-leadership-challenge-keir-starmer<\/p>\n<p>UK politics live \u2013 latest updates \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2026\/jun\/17\/keir-starmer-labour-leadership-contest-andy-burnham-makerfield-byelection-wes-streeting-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a3241808f082aa3ad0d997b#block-6a3241808f082aa3ad0d997b<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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