Andy Burnham moves to take on Starmer - but Labour should be careful what they wish for Sir Keir Starmer will not try to block Andy Burnham from becoming the Labour candidate in Makerfield, it’s been reported, after the Greater Manchester mayor confirmed he would seek permission from Labour ’s NEC to stand. No 10 indicated to Labour MPs that it will not seek to block Mr Burnham, who wants to stand in the seat that Josh Simons is giving up to allow him to return to Parliament and to challenge Sir Keir Starmer . Earlier, Wes Streeting dramatically quit as health secretary, and is now widely expected to mount a leadership challenge. In a scathing resignation letter to Sir Keir , he said he had lost confidence in the prime minister ’s leadership and accused the PM of creating a vacuum where the country needed a vision. But Sir Keir has vowed to fight on, Downing Street has said.…