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Allies of would-be Labour leader Andy Burnham have given Sir Keir Starmer a year to prove he can lead the party to victory at the next election.
They reignited doubts about Sir Keir's leadership by saying he must be 'three or four points' ahead of Boris Johnson's Tories in 12 months' time.
The warning will enrage the Labour leader's team, who hoped Sir Keir had stifled speculation about his position after he faced down Left-wing hecklers at last week's party conference.
But it also comes as Greater Manchester mayor Mr Burnham makes an open offer to work with the Prime Minister, despite Sir Keir dismissing him as a 'trivial' trickster and his deputy Angela Rayner branding the Tories 'scum'.
Allies of would-be Labour leader Andy Burnham (pictured) have given Sir Keir Starmer a year to prove he can lead the party to victory at the next election
On the eve of this week's Tory conference in Manchester, the mayor – who pointedly distanced himself from Ms Rayner's jibe – unveiled a 'positive offer' to deliver Mr Johnson's key pledge to level-up the UK's economy. And amid criticisms from
