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Senior Labour figures are divided over the party’s direction after heavy election losses. The intervention adds to pressure on Sir Keir Starmer as MPs across the country debate leadership and policy choices.

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00:00Former Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has warned Labour faces what she calls a last chance after
00:06heavy election losses, urging the party to reconnect with voters feeling pressure on
00:11living standards. She has backed Andy Burnham's return to Westminster, saying that Labour was
00:17wrong to block his earlier candidacy. Her intervention increases pressure on Sakir Starmer
00:23ahead of a key speech as MPs debate the party's direction after losses across England, Scotland
00:29and Wales. Senior figures are split over leadership and policy, while calls grow for stronger action
00:35on inequality and the cost of living. Further developments are expected after the Prime
00:41Minister sets out his response speech.
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