'Get Rid': Labour Leadership Hopeful Andy Burnham Says He Would Ban VAR

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Andy Burnham goes for his morning run on May 16.Andy Burnham goes for his morning run on May 16.

Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has said he would ban Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in football if he could.

The would-be prime minister said the controversial review system was “killing spontaneity [and] it’s not getting decisions right.”

Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, plans to challenge Keir Starmer if he wins next month’s crucial Makerfield by-election.

He has been cleared by Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) to stand to be the party’s candidate in the seat.

Sitting Labour MP Josh Simons, who won with a 5,399 majority at the 2024 general election, announced on Thursday that Read Entire Article