Labour leadership talk ‘froth and nonsense’, says senior minister – UK politics live

Lisa Nandy says no candidate has launched a challenge to Keir Starmer, despite ‘feverish speculation’ around Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting

Asked by Trevor Phillips on Sky News why she had not told Andy Burnham to “stay in Manchester”, Lisa Nandy said she wanted the Greater Manchester Mayor – whose decision to stand as an MP has led to a by-election in Makerfield - to return to Westminster.

“When you say, ‘stay in Manchester’, we can hear you up North, our voices matter in national politics, Andy brings a perspective from this part of the country that has not been heard loud and clear enough in Westminster for decades”, the culture secretary said.