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Andy Burnham can't be a candidate for MP, he doesn't even have a seat. So he'd have to find a seat in a recently vacated constituency, and I don't think they're currently is any, win that seat, and then immediately challenge Starmer for leadership despite not having a cabinet position.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's extremely unlikely for all those things to happen before 2030.
Also he's relatively unknown outside of Manchester. So he'd have to have a big PR drive.
Within the party, he's very well-known, and running for PM is its own PR drive! But yeah, you are correct that the obstacles are considerable.
I wonder how many of his supporters are actually registered with the party. Traditionally there's not been a lot of point registering with labour, them not being in power for so long.
Also it'd be unlikely Starmer would endorse him so even if there was a free constituency, how would he get to be a labour candidate?
Yeah, the leadership have a pretty tight grip on who gets to run. If they suspect Burnham's coming back to Westminster in order to take down the leadership, they can just block him from the candidacy. That comes with its own risks, but it's obviously the best way to protect the leadership, so that's what they'll do!