The war of words between Andy Burnham and the Labour Party continues as the Greater Manchester Mayor has claimed that Labour “never supported him” in his three successful election campaigns for the role. READ MORE: ‘Burnham would?’When I have talked to candidates over the years, this is one of the most frequent complaints I hear when it comes to their relationship with the Labour Party machine. I heard them from Labour moderate candidates under Corbyn and from Labour left candidates under Starmer. That will inevitably mean saying “no” to candidates and CLPs far more often than they are able to say “yes”. CLPs and candidates should be allowed to have grown up conversations about what they really need and what they can really expect.