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Labour blocks Andy Burnham from standing for parliament: how it happened and why

The Labour party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has voted to block Andy Burnham from seeking selection for the vacant Gorton and Denton parliamentary seat. The move and its fallout have exposed fault lines within the Labour party that go beyond a single byelection.

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Greens launch major push for Gorton and Denton after Burnham blocked

Party ready to pour resources into byelection after ‘game-changing’ barring of Greater Manchester mayor

The Guardian - UK

Who are the NEC members who voted in Andy Burnham's by-election bid?

A 10-member NEC officers’ subgroup blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. This is who sat on the panel, and how each of them voted

Evening Standard

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Labour’s Burnham veto has made a tricky Manchester byelection much harder

Preventing the mayor from returning to Westminster deprives the party of its most potent candidate in Gorton and Denton

The Guardian - UK

Why has Labour blocked Andy Burnham from standing as an MP?

The mayor of Greater Manchester has been seen as a potential rival to Sir Keir Starmer for leadership

The Independent UK

Labour blocks Andy Burnham from Gorton and Denton by-election

The decision was made by a 10-strong sub-group of the party’s National Executive Committee.

The Independent UK

Labour’s powerful ruling body ‘calls for pause in Burnham by-election decision over stitch-up fears’

Labour's governing National Executive Committee is embroiled in a furious row over whether to allow the Greater Manchester mayor to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election

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Labour on brink of civil war as party chiefs mull blocking Andy Burnham Commons comeback

The Home Secretary is chairing a meeting to decide if Mr Burnham can apply for selection as Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Evening Standard

Shabana Mahmood praises Andy Burnham before meeting to decide his fate

The Home Secretary is chairing a meeting to decide if Mr Burnham can apply for selection as Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

The Independent UK

Burnham takes fight to Starmer as he launches new bid to become Labour MP

Supporters have warned Labour not to block the mayor, a leading rival of the prime minister, from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, while opponents accuse him of a ‘show of ego’

The Independent UK

Starmer allies urge him to block Andy Burnham from running in byelection

Greater Manchester mayor has applied to stand for Labour in Gorton and Denton, setting up potential fight for PM’s political future

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner ‘to back Andy Burnham standing as MP’ paving way for Westminster return

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has been seen as a rival to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership

The Independent UK

Labour MPs to gather amid speculation over Burnham Westminster bid

Angela Rayner is reportedly set to say she is supportive of Andy Burnham standing in a by-election.

Evening Standard

Can Andy Burnham calm the anger in a Manchester seat Labour fears losing?

After Andrew Gwynne’s exit, voters in Gorton and Denton are fractured – and increasingly willing to look elsewhere

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The Independent UK

Burnham warned not to ‘rock the boat’ with Starmer leadership challenge

Labour’s deputy prime minister David Lammy cautioned that his party – trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls – could be forced to call an early general election if it changed leader

The Guardian - UK

Union boss warns against Labour ‘control-freakery’ over Andy Burnham

Unison’s Andrea Egan among several figures to speak out against any moves to rig selection for Gorton and Denton byelection

Evening Standard

Burnham faces decision on bid for Westminster return

Andrew Gwynne said on Thursday he would stand down as MP for Gorton and Denton citing ‘significant ill health’.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham ‘in the dark’ about reports MP may leave Manchester vacancy

Mr Burnham did not rule out whether he would stand as a candidate should Andrew Gwynne stand down as the MP for Gorton and Denton.

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The Guardian - UK

Andrew Gwynne resigns, opening possible route to Commons for Andy Burnham

Gorton and Denton MP’s departure will trigger byelection in which Greater Manchester mayor could seek to stand

Evening Standard

Health minister Andrew Gwynne sacked by Keir Starmer over WhatsApp messages

The MP for Gorton and Denton apologised for any offence caused.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer sacks health minister Andrew Gwynne over WhatsApp messages

The MP for Gorton and Denton apologised for any offence caused.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese and Labor left pick climate expert Alice Jordan-Baird for Victorian seat of Gorton

Richard Marles wins stoush against Bill Shorten’s old union, the Australian Workers’ Union, for the safe Labor seat

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid to ‘mother to everyone’ killed in Manchester stabbing

Man arrested after Alberta Obinim, 43, is fatally wounded in attack that left her daughter and husband critically injured

Evening Standard

Woman dies and girl, 17, injured in Manchester triple stabbing

Man, 22, arrested on suspicion of murder after the violence unfolded in Gorton

Manchester Evening News

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