Burnham says religious knife laws ‘needs to be looked at’ after Henry Nowak murder
Burnham says case to ‘look again’ at carrying of knives for religious reasons after Henry Novak death
Andy Burnham has said carrying of knives for religious reasons needs to be reviewed following the murder of Henry Nowak by a Sikh man with a blade.
Mr Burnham also confirmed he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he wins the Makerfield by-election. The Greater Manchester Mayor had previously pledged a Makerfield vote would “change Labour,” but this marks his first explicit leadership declaration.
Widely viewed as Sir Keir’s main rival for the top job if he wins, Mr Burnham appeared on the BBC’s Question Time by-election special.
He stated his team is developing policy, though he requires Parliamentary Labour Party backing.
Mr Burnham’s main rival in the Makerfield by-election, Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, refused to apologise for previous sexist comments about women and in particular to television presenter Carol Vorderman.
