"We're in a quandary, it feels like we are in checkmate, it's hard to see a way out of it. It's a question I've asked myself, and I'd have to obviously consult with my wife as well and family, but do you know what, if I'm going to sit here and say 'country before party, party before personal ambition', then yes, I have to say yes, don't I?"
"We need to do what the Prime Minister once said, which is put country before party. And frankly, party before personal ambition. I just don't see how this can stagger on without any resolution on the horizon. I think the Labour Party, the Labour grandees, the men in grey suits, need to now really seriously think, how do we get Andy Burnham back into this parliamentary Labour Party and let him step up and become the next Prime Minister?"
Clive Lewis, the Norwich South MP, said he would be willing to give up his seat to enable Andy Burnham to enter Parliament. Lewis said he would consult his wife and family but framed the choice as 'country before party, party before personal ambition.' Lewis described the situation as a quandary and likened it to being in checkmate with no clear way out. He urged Labour grandees and senior figures to consider how to get Andy Burnham back into the parliamentary Labour Party so Burnham could step up as the next Prime Minister. Other Labour MPs warned that patience is wearing thin and polls below 20% are unsustainable.
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