Labour Leadership Challenge

Labour, Burnham

Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP

A decision on whether to allow Andy Burnham to run in an upcoming parliamentary by-election will be made by the Labour Party's ruling national executive committee later.

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Ex-minister quits as MP with Burnham tipped to stand in his seat

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Burnham is now Labour’s exiled king

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Starmer defends blocking Burnham from by-election, as mayor says he's focusing on Manchester

Burnham hoped to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election, but Labour's national executive committee voted to stop it

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Andy Burnham hits back at 'simply untrue' claims over blocking of Westminster comeback

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Andy Burnham: I wasn’t told I would be blocked by NEC

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Tuesday briefing: Why Labour banned Burnham – and what the ‘King of the North’ might do next

It was described as “petty factionalism”, a “huge mistake” and cowardly, and has been condemned as a failure by the party leadership to embrace the country’s most popular Labour politician.

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‘Labour now is just the Tories in red’: Manchester voters’ fury over decision to block Burnham from by-election

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Andy Burnham's rise from 'one of the lads' to 'King of the North' power battle

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Andy Burnham decision 'done and dusted', insists minister amid Labour anger

MPs have signed a letter saying that denying local members a real choice reinforces the idea that politics is a ‘remote stitch-up’.

Opinion

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When will Streeting pounce and rescue Labour from oblivion?

It’s the plot of many a classic science fiction movie or James Bond thriller: allow two great warring factions to destroy each other before stepping in to take charge after they’re fundamentally weakened.

Labour infighting as Starmer’s allies plot to save PM’s skin by blocking Burnham leadership bid

SIR Keir Starmer has been warned not to block a Commons return for Andy Burnham after a Labour MP quit, opening the door. Left-wing pals of the Mayor of Greater Manchester said it would be a

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Starmer leadership rival Burnham blocked from seeking return to UK parliament

By William James LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - British Labour Party politician Andy Burnham was on Sunday blocked from trying to return to parliament, with lawmakers on the left of the party accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his allies of a political move to keep out a potential leadership rival.

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MP expected to step down potentially paving way for Burnham's return

The Greater Manchester MP was suspended from Labour after reports he sent offensive messages in a WhatsApp Group

inews.co.uk

Starmer faces Labour civil war after blocking Burnham - as allies fear Streeting bid

One moderate minister told The i Paper the move made Starmer look 'weak' and 'cowardly', amid a volley of criticism from left-wing MPs

The Economist

Blighty newsletter: The biggest winners of the Andy Burnham debacle

Owen Winter, our political correspondent, reflects on the fracas involving the prime minister and Manchester’s mayor

LBC

Who is Andy Burnham? Leadership challenge rumours spread as Labour faces by-election

Andy Burnham is said to be considering a leadership challenge if he becomes an MP again, following a Labour member's sacking. The Greater Manchester Mayor might target the Gorton and Denton seat if Andrew Gwynne vacates it, following his removal from the party.