Labour MP Clive Lewis has suggested he would be willing to give up his parliamentary seat to allow Andy Burnham to mount a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.

Greater Manchester Mayor Mr Burnham has been touted as a possible successor to the Prime Minister , but would need to return to the Commons to launch a bid for the top job.

The former New Labour minister and ex-MP for Leigh dropped repeated hints he was eyeing a Westminster comeback ahead of Labour’s September conference.

Last week’s extraordinary Labour briefing war over alleged manoeuvring by Cabinet ministers focused fresh attention on Sir Keir’s position.

On Wednesday, backbencher Mr Lewis indicated he could vacate his Norwich South seat for Mr Burnham.

He told the BBC’s Politics Live: “It’s a question I

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