Labour MPs urge Burnham to ditch Mahmood’s ‘hostile rhetoric’ on immigration – UK politics live

Burnham set to be next PM with strong support from all wings of the party as 322 Labour MPs back him The Labour party has welcomed the news that the Metropolitan police are investigating donations worth £500,000 made to Reform UK by Fiona Cottrell, whose son George is a convicted fraudster and a friend and aide to Nigel Farage. Anna Turley, the Labour party chair, said:Nigel Farage can run against a bin in his distraction byelection, but he can’t hide from legitimate questions. Why did the mother of the convicted criminal who secretly bankrolled him donate half a million pounds