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Sam Hall

Andy Burnham drops out of keynote speech planned for morning after elections

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has bowed out of a speech on the morning after local elections (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Andy Burnham has pulled out of a keynote speech he was set to give on the morning after the local elections amid speculation of a Labour leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer.

The Greater Manchester Mayor had been due to address the second annual Festival of Childhood in Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum on Friday morning.

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