Burnham: Change Candidate Not Union Candidate

Andy Burnham has insisted he is the "change candidate" despite his union backing and links to Labour's past. The shadow health secretary's comments came as the row over the party's links with the trade unions intensified with Unite boss Len McCluskey warning he may reconsider backing the party and hinting he could switch affiliation to the SNP. Mr McCluskey has been attacked by a number of Labour's Blairites for exerting unreasonable influence over the party's