The momentum behind Jeremy Corbyn and his radical, anti-austerity message has rattled other candidates

Andy Burnham offered Labour leadership rival Jeremy Corbyn a job in his shadow cabinet yesterday, before calling the comment a “joke”.

The shadow health secretary extended an olive branch to the socialist MP during a broadcast hustings, indicating that he would accommodate the left-leaning politician in his team.

Speaking on BBC One’s Sunday Politics, Mr Burnham was asked whether he would offer a position to Mr Corbyn and replied: “If he wants a job.”

He added that he would not offer him the role of shadow chancellor, but said: “I think he’s said things in this contest that are important and that people have responded to, clearly. I think the Labour party has got to come back together after this leadership contest.”

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