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Angela Rayner has launched a scathing attack on Sir Keir Starmer, declaring Andy Burnham should "not have been blocked" from running for the Gorton and Denton by-election. In a keynote speech to crowds in Bournemouth, Ms Rayner declared it was a "mistake" for the Mayor of Greater Manchester not to be allowed to stand as a candidate in the election. Ms Rayner said: "So let me be honest conference. We as a party have to do better than this. And we can only prove we mean our Labour values by putting the common interest ahead of factionalism. "And we can start by accepting that Andy Burnham should never have been blocked. It was a mistake that the leadership of our party should put right." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Deputy Prime Minister argued that they must "make politics work for ordinary people", calling for "change now" from the Government. She said: "We have to show that we understand the scale of the response that the moment calls for by rejecting factionalism, uniting our movement, apologising for our mistakes, but learning from our successes. "We must make politics work for ordinary people with an economic agenda to make people better off change how we run our party and how we do politics. "Labour exists to make working people better off, and that is not happening fast enough, and that needs to change now." MORE TO FOLLOW... LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: 'I take responsibility for not walking away' - Keir Starmer sets up showdown with own MPs Keir Starmer announces plans to renationalise British Steel POLL OF THE DAY: Will Keir Starmer survive a leadership challenge? VOTE NOW Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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