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When asked on BBC Question Time whether a Labour defeat in Batley and Spen would be the “final nail in the coffin” for the party, Mr Burnham rejected the idea.
He said “No, absolutely not.
“The constituency is not what you might typically call a red wall seat where there’s been a Labour majority forever.
“This is a seat which is more marginal and always has been.
“It would be serious. This is a real challenge not only for Keir Starmer and the Labour party but for the Left more broadly.”
Also speaking on the programme, Tory MP David Davis believed a poor result won’t be the end for the Labour party.
He said: “I’ve seen both parties be on their uppers, and then come back from it.”
The West Yorkshire seat has been owned by Labour since 1997, meaning a loss would put yet another dent in Labour’s Northern Red Wall.
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“It has divided people and made them fearful of each other,” he said.
“I think what the Labour party and the left more broadly around the world has got to do is bring people back together again.”
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