The selection of the relatively unknown candidate comes just days after mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was denied permission to stand for the party
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The selection of the relatively unknown candidate comes just days after mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was denied permission to stand for the party
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Supporters have warned Labour not to block the mayor of Greater Manchester, a leading rival of the prime minister, from standing…
Following a tumultuous weekend for Andy Burnham, The Independent asks voters in Manchester whether they believe their mayor…
The mayor of Greater Manchester has been seen as a potential rival to Sir Keir Starmer for leadership
The Greater Manchester mayor was blocked from standing in the northwest seat
As a mayor Mr Burnham has to apply to Labour’s powerful ruling body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), whose membership…
Manchester mayor will find out today if Labour will allow him to stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election, paving the…
