If the polls predicting victory for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election are correct, then the hard-Left's rush to evict Sir Keir Starmer from Downing Street will begin in earnest.
The former Defence Secretary has said he quit for 'our country' after refusing Sir Keir Starmer's cash offer for the Armed Forces. John Healey said his decision was 'necessary' for UK security
The offer made by Sir Keir Starmer to increase defence spending by £13.5billion over the next four years would have left the MoD without enough money for its existing equipment programme.