Andy Burnham latest: Decision day as Starmer allies warned not to block mayor

Dwelling secretary Shabana Mahmood has stated she gained’t hesitate to take motion over harassment of girls by new applied sciences after she was requested about folks utilizing good glasses to secretly movie ladies.

Talking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Ms Mahmood stated: “I believe the power of expertise for use in method that may harass ladies, I believe it’s an ever-changing atmosphere. We’ve taken motion towards intimate picture abuse on nudification apps, so we take this stuff very very significantly. We gained’t tolerate new modes of expertise getting used to create extra violence towards ladies and ladies, extra harassment.

“I’ll clearly have a look at what this case is displaying. We’ve taken motion earlier than, we gained’t hesitate to take motion once more.”

The Impartial’s Nicole Wooton-Cane spoke to ladies who had been filmed on the road by strangers carrying good glasses. Learn their story right here:

The BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme says it has seen a leaked letter calling for a pause within the course of to resolve whether or not or to not block Andy Burnham’s potential return to Parliament, writes Whitehall Editor Kate Devlin.

The house secretary Shabana Mahmood was advised the leak confirmed a draft of a letter written by the complete NEC, the get together’s governing Nationwide Government Committee, that recommended “any try to rule out sure candidates will probably be seen as undemocratic interference .. (and that) this present timetable needs to be paused in order that the entire NEC committee needs to be included in setting out this timeline and this course of.”

A sub-committee, chaired by Ms Mahmood, is because of resolve on Mr Burnham’s destiny later right this moment.

She tried to brush off the criticism saying regular observe was being adopted and that it was commonplace for the get together to have “massive rows over choice”.

Earlier she stated the choice was “finely balanced” for some members of the committee, as a result of permitting him to face dangers triggering one other by-election, to switch him as mayor of Better Manchester, at a value insiders declare could possibly be round £1m.

Dwelling secretary Shabana Mahmood has been explaining her new reforms to the police, which can create a Nationwide Police Service to cope with counter-terror and organised crime investigations centrally.

Talking to the BBC, Ms Mahmood stated: “The aim of my reforms is to take all of these nationwide capabilities, like Sussex for instance do the entire nation’s highway policing, nicely they need to fear in regards to the folks of Sussex.

“Take all of that into the Nationwide Police Service so that they do the issues that should be accomplished at a nationwide stage, like counter-terror policing and critical organised crime, then you could have regional forces that inside them have native police areas, whose one job and solely job is to police their native areas and to cope with the on a regular basis crime that we all know breaks communities.”

Learn extra about Ms Mahmood’s plans for “Britain’s FBI” right here:

Donald Trump’s reward of British forces, wherein he didn’t apologise straight for earlier feedback about Nato’s function in Afghanistan, is “nearly as good because it will get” from him, the house secretary has stated.

Requested about Mr Trump’s feedback on Saturday, Shabana Mahmood advised Sky Information’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips: “I believe it is a recognition that what was stated initially was deeply offensive.

“It was actually insulting to the reminiscences of our courageous troopers who gave their lives in battle and who got here to the help of the USA after Nato Article 5 was invoked.”

Requested whether or not it was actually an apology, she stated: “The president has his method.

“The prime minister, once they had a name to debate issues referring to Ukraine and different different worldwide points, the Prime Minister did make the purpose on to the president how we felt in regards to the preliminary feedback, and I believe this was a response to that.

“With the president, I think that is nearly as good because it will get.”

The shadow international secretary Dame Priti Patel stated that Mr Trump has to “consider carefully about making future statements in such a flippant method” following his “appalling” feedback on Nato troops in Afghanistan.

Requested if she believes the US president is “genuinely” sorry, Dame Priti advised Trevor Phillips: “I believe he’s. I believe he clearly recognises that what he has stated was flawed, there isn’t any doubt about that, however , he stated it.

“And the fact is, I believe there’s a wider message right here that he has to think twice about making future statements in such a flippant method – that was simply flawed and appalling.”

Dwelling secretary Shabana Mahmood has squashed recommendations of an all-BAME (Black and minority ethnic) shortlist within the seat the place Andy Burnham has utilized for permission to face, writes Whitehall Editor Kate Devlin.

She advised Sky Information the get together typically has all-women shortlists however provides “you’ll be able to’t by regulation have all ethnic minority shortlists. So there’s a authorized place there.”

Andy Burnham’s resolution to throw his hat within the ring for this by-election has thrust Labour’s civil battle over Keir Starmer’s future into the highlight, writes Whitehall Editor Kate Devlin.

The house secretary, Shabana Mahmood, herself tipped as a possible management contender, right this moment known as for cool heads to prevail. She advised Sky Information that Labour “get to resolve if we take pleasure in a psychodrama”.

In a single day the backlash towards Mr Burnham amongst Labour MPs grew, with a second MP going public along with his opposition.

Earlier one other MP advised The Impartial that Mr Bunrham’s resolution was a “present of ego”. However his supporters concern a robust Labour committee, chaired by Ms Mahmood, will block his return to Westminster.

Dwelling secretary Shabana Mahmood has stated that she trusts Andy Burnham when he says he backs Sir Keir Starmer’s management.

Talking to BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Ms Mahmood stated: “Andy has stated in his personal phrases that Keir is one of the best prime minister and he’s made it very clear in his letter what his motivation is for coming into parliament.”

Asking by Laura Kuenssberg if she believed Mr Burnham, Ms Mahmood replied: “I do consider him as a result of I take him at his phrase. I’ve by no means had any cause to not take him at his phrase. I belief him…And I’m going to take what he says at face worth, as a result of I do know I can do this with Andy.”

Labour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has stated that Andy Burnham’s bid needs to be determined by native members.

Talking on BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Baroness Shami stated: “He needs to be allowed to place himself to the members of Gorton and Denton like some other candidate. I believe it could be actually unhealthy look frankly if the third London Labour management in a row was seen to be blocking a very fashionable Manchester mayor in a Manchester seat, when the the large menace is the populist far proper, it’s Reform, and he might be the candidate more than likely to defeat Reform.

“We don’t need to be the cleaning soap opera, we don’t need to be knocking the Beckhams off the headlines for the flawed causes.”

The house secretary chairs the committee of Labour’s highly effective ruling physique that may make the choice, writes Whitehall Editor Kate Devlin.

As a metro mayor, Mr Burnham has to ask for permission to face from the Nationwide Government Committee (NEC), whose membership consists of many Starmer loyalists.

However Ms Mahmood admitted the NEC might additionally resolve to impose an All Ladies Shortlist (AWS) at a later date.

This mechanism exists as a result of most Labour MPs are nonetheless male. She advised Sky Information: “There’ll little question be a dialogue about whether or not we need to have an all ladies shortlist sooner or later.

“However the first resolution is, the Metro mayor has requested for permission. He is accomplished precisely what the principles require him to do.”