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

The party’s National Executive Committee is expected to meet virtually.

Labour party commentators have warned the Manchester mayor’s return could lead to a damaging and unnecessary internal row

Editorial: Excluding a popular mayor would fracture Labour’s coalition and make Downing Street look fearful rather than authoritative

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

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

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When Scotland’s finance secretary, Shona Robison, delivered the Scottish budget for 2026-27 on January 13, she framed it as a budget for families that would ease pressure on household finances. Coming only a few months before the Scottish parliamentary elections in May, this budget is especially significant.

Labour heavyweight Andy Burnham could use a vacancy in a Greater Manchester seat to seek a path to return to Westminster.