The former well being secretary was talking throughout a present on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

He had beforehand admitted there was some “arrogance” across the social gathering’s marketing campaign in 1997, on which he labored, however informed host, and former MSP, Neil Findlay that he was undecided if the present social gathering had the identical outlook.

Most of the contact, Mr Burnham mentioned, he has with the higher echelons of the social gathering is thru “reading briefings about me in the newspapers”.

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He added: “We have allowed a corrosive, divisive politics to separate people one from another.”

He continued: “The Labour Party has put itself in a position where it can bring change – and that’s a great thing, congratulations to the people who’ve been there, put us in that position – the Labour Party needs to show how it can bring hope.”

Mr Burnham was twice a contender for the management however was crushed each instances, first by Ed Miliband after which Jeremy Corbyn.

Asked if he would take into account one other tilt on the high job, he mentioned the circumstances must be proper.

Since leaving Westminster, the mayor has turned his sights to reforming politics, telling attendees on the occasion in Edinburgh’s Freemasons Hall he want to see the whip system dropped within the Commons, in addition to a basic “re-wiring” of the UK.

When requested, he mentioned he was having fun with the job of Greater Manchester mayor, the place his flagship public transport coverage – which is able to see buses introduced into public possession – is because of come into power later this 12 months.

He added: “I do feel energised – and I do think this thing that we’re building, this conversation we’re building in the regions and the nations, is of more importance.

“This mentality that Westminster is the only show in town and we have to rush back there is actually what’s wrong.”

Mr Burnham mentioned he hoped there can be a Labour authorities led by Sir Keir Starmer after the following election – which he mentioned would seemingly be “the most unpleasant, divisive general election that we will have seen in our lifetimes” – that might carry “the hope and that kind of radical change to the way the country is run”.

“If a path opens up in time then, of course, I’m not going to turn away from that,” he added.

“I think there potentially is one last go at Westminster somewhere. But I want to be clear about this – I would only be going back to enact what I’ve talked about today.”