So far, Andy Burnham has not revealed who funded the Makerfield campaign that precipitated his rapid ascent to Prime Minister. However, on the same day as his by-election victory, upon which he automatically vacated his previous post as mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham registered £27,000 in “mayoral campaigning donations”. One of the donors was ex-Blairite Minister and now life peer David Blunkett. Burnham and Blunkett In 2023, Blunkett, a long-standing supporter of Labour Friends of Israel, proclaimed that MPs calling for a ceasefire in Gaza were engaging in “gesture politics” and should “grow up”. He added that Keir Starmer was right…