Labour's like a 'dysfunctional family' says Home Secretary

THE Labour Party is a “dysfunctional” family, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said as she closed the party conference.

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The comment came after Sir Keir Starmer faced challenges from Andy Burnham, his backbenchers and Labour activists at the Liverpool conference.

“We are a family - a little dysfunctional at times, perhaps, but a family just the same,’ Ms Mahmood told delegates.

The Greater Manchester Mayor man for the job. Mr Burnham had criticised the Labour leadership's handling of dissent, with party members “suspended for liking a tweet by another political party” or “a Member of Parliament [losing] the whip for trying to protect disability benefits”.