Burnham barred from byelection to help Labour ‘focus’, says Scotland secretary
Commons seat campaign by Greater Manchester mayor mid-term would drain resources, says Douglas AlexanderLabour’s decision to bar Andy Burnham from standing in a Westminster byelection was about “focus than about factionalism”, so the party would not be distracted ahead of vital elections in...
<p>Commons seat campaign by Greater Manchester mayor mid-term would drain resources, says Douglas Alexander</p><p>Labour’s decision to bar Andy Burnham from standing in a Westminster byelection was about “focus than about factionalism”, so the party would not be distracted ahead of vital elections in May, Douglas Alexander, the Scotland secretary, has said.</p><p>Defending the decision by the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to block the Greater Manchester mayor from being a candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, Alexander said this was not because Keir Starmer was scared of a leadership challenge.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/26/andy-burnham-barred-from-byelection-to-help-labour-focus-says-scotland-secretary-douglas-alexander">Continue reading...</a>
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