Greater Manchester mayor would need to win byelection to launch leadership challenge against StarmerAndy Burnham now has a route back to parliament after a Greater Manchester MP announced they would stand down, triggering a byelection, and putting him in contention to become the next Labour leader.The Greater Manchester mayor has been seeking to return to parliament for months, but was blocked by Keir Starmer from running in Gorton and Denton earlier this year to the anger of his supporters inside the party. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/labour-mp-to-stand-down-to-allow-burnham-run-for-byelection-amid-leadership-row