Labour’s Burnham veto has made a tricky Manchester byelection much harder

Preventing the mayor from returning to Westminster deprives the party of its most potent candidate in Gorton and DentonWhen Labour dignitaries gathered at the Titanic hotel in Liverpool on Friday night, one question loomed above all others: to change captain or not?For many, that question has...

<p>Preventing the mayor from returning to Westminster deprives the party of its most potent candidate in Gorton and Denton</p><p>When Labour dignitaries gathered at the Titanic hotel in Liverpool on Friday night, one question loomed above all others: to change captain or not?</p><p>For many, that question has become even more pressing after Keir Starmer’s allies brutally stopped Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster before it had even begun.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/26/labour-andy-burnham-veto-manchester-byelection">Continue reading...</a>
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