Labour MP: Govt ‘can’t come back from this’

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Speaking to Channel 4 News, Labour MP Clive Lewis says the government’s position is “not tenable” after the Chancellor’s tax U-turn. He says the party should “put country before party”, and even consider bringing Andy Burnham back into Parliament to lead Labour. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I don't think anyone seriously thinks this government

00:03is going to come back from this, no matter how the budget lands.

00:05Is this tenable?

00:08No, it's not tenable, frankly.

00:10And we now need to do what the prime minister once said,

00:13which is put country before party.

00:16And frankly, party before personal ambition.

00:19And that means replacing Keir Starmer, a new prime minister?

00:23I just don't see how this can stagger on

00:26without any kind of resolution on the horizon.

00:29And I think the Labour Party, the Labour grandees,

00:32the men in grey suits need to now really seriously think,

00:36how do we get Andy Burnham back in to this parliamentary Labour Party

00:41and let him step up and become the next prime minister?

00:45That's my personal view.

00:46I know it won't be shared by everyone,

00:48but I don't see many other options.

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