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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

Andy Burnham says insiders at Westminster ‘don’t get licence to lie’ after byelection row

Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham was blocked from standing in the upcoming Gorton and Denton byelection by a 10-strong grouping on Labour's ruling national executive committee. Photograph: James Speakman/PA

Westminster insiders “do not get a licence to lie”, said Andy Burnham on Thursday, in an angry swipe at the political briefing culture in the House of Commons.

After a week of political antagonism over the Labour party’s national executive committee’s decision to block Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection next month, the Greater Manchester mayor said he would call out liars in Westminster in the aftermath of the dispute.

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