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Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham return

There are two questions that everyone in Westminster has been asking since former Labour minister Andrew Gwynne announced he was quitting as an MP this week.

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Ex-Labour minister quits as MP with Andy Burnham tipped to stand in by-election

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Labour’s Andrew Gwynne resigns paving the way for return of Andy Burnham as an MP– as it happened

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Andy Burnham announces bid to stand for Westminster seat

Andy Burnham has applied to stand as Labour’s candidate in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election in a move that could pave the way for him to challenge Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as Labou...

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Andy Burnham confirms he IS standing for Parliament: Keir Starmer faces civil war in the Labour party as he considers whether to block mayor's bid to rejoin Commons

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Burnham awaits Labour’s verdict on by-election bid

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Andy Burnham launches bid to return as MP in first step of Keir takeover plot

The Manchester Mayor has informed the National Executive Committee (NEC) of his intention to run in the looming by-election on May 7.

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How Andy Burnham’s ‘path back to Westminster’ could be blocked by Starmer’s allies

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Khan urges Labour not to block Burnham by-election candidacy

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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.

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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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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

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