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Starmer faces backlash as Labour blocks Burnham by-election bid

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says he is "disappointed" after being blocked from standing in the upcoming parliamentary by-election, Good Morning Britain's Louisa James reports

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Starmer defends Labour move to block Burnham from running in by-election

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Starmer Rival Barred From By-Election, Widening Labour Rift

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Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer's leadership

The other day I compared the saga of Andy Burnham, his ambitions and the forthcoming by-election in Greater Manchester to a long and twisting marble run.

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Burnham's bid to return as MP blocked by Labour governing body

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Starmer rival Burnham says he will seek a return to UK parliament

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Andy Burnham's bid to return as MP blocked by Labour's ruling body

The move is likely to infuriate Labour MPs and some ministers who said local party members should have had the option of choosing the Greater Manchester mayor as the candidate.

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Andy Burnham lays into Labour Party in scathing statement after MP bid blocked

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‘Crash & Burnham’: what the UK papers say as Labour blocks Andy Burnham’s byelection bid

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Why Knowsley Labour councillor has joined Green Party

Chantelle Lunt joined the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in 2019.

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Labour Slips Behind Tories for First Time Since UK Election

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party slipped behind the main opposition Conservative Party in Bloomberg’s composite poll for the first time since the July 2024 general election.

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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.

Keir Starmer under fire as Labour MPs openly blast ‘weak control freaks’ for Burnham snub

Keir Starmer has been publicly branded “outrageous”, a “control freak” and “weak” by sitting Labour MPs, as the party descends into its most bitter infighting to date. The fury exploded after the Labour Party NEC, led by Sir Keir Starmer, voted to block Andy Burnham from standing in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

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Exclusive: Keir Starmer orders Labour to ramp up attacks on Green Party

The prime minister has privately told No.10 allies they must train their fire on Zack Polanski's party.

Former Labour Party minister Gwynne steps down from parliament

Andrew Gwynne, a former minister in British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party, said on Thursday he would step down from parliament.

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Starmer allies launch Stop Burnham campaign with Labour civil war set to erupt over by-election

Members of the Labour Party's ruling national executive committee (NEC) have predicted that Burnham would struggle to make it through the selection process

Andy Burnham faces tricky run to win Labour crown

Andrew Gwynne won the Gorton and Denton seat comfortably at the last general election, but Labour's popularity has nosedived since. Reform UK and the Green Party finished second and third respectively, and many suspect they could both be much more competitive this time.