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Labour MPs Back Burnham for Candidacy After Controversy

3/24/2026

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says Andy Burnham should be allowed to run for a Labour MP seat.
Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, was blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election by Sir Keir Starmer's allies.
That decision drew allegations of a stitch-up.
Around 50 Labour MPs reportedly objected to Burnham's exclusion after Labour's poor by-election showing.

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says Andy Burnham should be allowed to run for a Labour MP seat.
Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, was blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election by Sir Keir Starmer's allies.
That decision drew allegations of a stitch-up.
Around 50 Labour MPs reportedly objected to Burnham's exclusion after Labour's poor by-election showing.