Senior Labour figures have urged the party’s executive not to block Andy Burnham from returning to Parliament if he asks to contest the Gort...

As a mayor Mr Burnham has to apply to Labour’s powerful ruling body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), whose membership includes many...

Labour’s deputy leader appeared to warn against blocking Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, saying the decisio...

Labour MPs will gather amid speculation that Andy Burnham could seek to stand for a Westminster by-election and challenge the Prime Minister...

Labour’s phoney war is ending. As concerns grow about the future of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, battle lines are being drawn.Labour...

Angela Rayner will back Andy Burnham being allowed to stand as an MP in a vacant Manchester seat despite concerns he could undermine Sir Kei...

Our community has criticised Labour’s attempts to block Andy Burnham’s potential Westminster return, insisting: ‘If Burnham wants to stand,...

Andy Burnham could be lining up a celebrity successor such as former footballer Gary Neville as Mayor of Greater Manchester in order to stan...

Labour MPs and union leaders went on the warpath amid claims Starmer loyalists are plotting to block the Greater Manchester mayor from stand...

A former Labour minister has announced he will stand down as an MP for medical reasons, paving the way for a potential Westminster return fo...

A suspended Labour MP is reportedly standing down – potentially clearing the way for Keir Starmer leadership rival Andy Burnham to run for P...

First 27 asylum seekers moved into Crowborough military barracks in the early hours of Thursday morning

Andy Burnham is said to be seeking a Commons comeback to challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s position, with claims he could stand in a by-election...

A former Labour councillor has joined the Greens almost a year after he quit his old party to become an Independent. Bruno de Oliveira, who...

A former Labour councillor has joined the Greens almost a year after he quit his old party to become an Independent. Bruno De Oliveira, who...