Burnham suggests time is not right for a female leader

"There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable, for in politics there is no honour." - Benjamin Disraeli View this email in your browser Today we cover comments made by Andy Burnham in which he appeared to suggest the time is not right for a female Labour leader. Asked during a hustings for BBC Radio 5 Live whether it would be great for the party to have a woman leader, he replied: "When the time is right, when the right leader comes along". We also look at what impact the surge of support for Jeremy Corbyn is having on the London Labour mayoral hopefuls. With an influx of new members in the capital we ask which candidate stands to gain the most from Corbynmania. Elsewhere, we report that Caroline Lucas' talk of a possible electoral pact between the Greens and a Corbyn-led Labour party has been played down by her party. A Green party source told Politics.co.uk that Lucas was expressing a 'personal opinion' which is unlikely to be adopted as party policy. However they do they say they remain open to working across party lines.   Latest Articles     Labour mayoral hopefuls fight to be Corbyn's London heir   On Aug 24, 2015 12:11 pm Surge in new members presents opportunity for left-leaning candidates Read more... »       Andy Burnham: Time is not right for a female Labour leader     On Aug 25, 2015 12:01 pm Labour leadership candidate stumbles under questioning Read more... »   Greens row back from 'electoral pact' with Jeremy Corbyn     On Aug 25, 2015 10:12 am Party distance themselves from offer by former leader for a coalition with Labour Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   A sustainable public transport system   On Aug 05, 2015 04:47 pm Go-Ahead Group's approach to a sustainable public transport network, which is vital to the economic development of the UK. Read more... » Cinderella and the BIBA broker   On Aug 04, 2015 09:23 am Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Good news: the small change at the GPs which can make a big difference for people with mental illness It can be difficult to get excited about acronyms, but last week the British Medical Journal published an article about QOF which got us very excited indeed. Read more... »   Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Publicity critical for smooth transition to Scottish Rate of Income Tax The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has called for an effective publicity campaign when the announcement of a Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) is made, to ensure that employers and taxpayers are not adversely affected. Read more... »   Sick & injured sportspersons could have to pay tax on public donations, warns tax body The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has warned that HMRC proposals to tax all income from sporting testimonials and benefit matches could adversely affect certain individuals. Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences