Shabana Mahmood, the chair of the NEC and one of the 10 officers who this morning holds Andy Burnham's fate in their hands, hails Andy Burnham's record as an 'excellent' member of Parliament
She tells @bbclaurak he is an 'exceptional politician' and has been a 'great parliamentarian' in the past
She says 'we should take Andy at his own word' and that she appreciated the letter he wrote. 'His case, as he has made it, is to want to come in and be part of the team and to take the fight to Reform. I do believe Andy Burnham. I take him at his word. I take what he says at face value'
So the chair of the NEC has:
1) Lauded Burnham's record as an MP in the past, describing him as an 'excellent' Parliamentarian
2) Praised his work as Mayor of Greater Manchester
3) Says she trusts Burnham and takes him at his word when he says he wants to be part of the team and take the fight to Reform, that he is not plotting to remove Starmer
On that basis it would be very odd if the NEC blocked Burnham from standing today
Yes, Mahmood is just one of the 10 officers making the decision but she is an influential voice
And not once has she mentioned the cost implications of a mayoral race, one of the main arguments against
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