Andy Burnham expected to address supporters in the morning as he officially launches campaign to be Labour candidate for Makerfield

Party confirms that no other candidates have been shortlisted for election expected to take place on 18 June

The Labour Party has selected Andy Burnham as its candidate for the Makerfield by-election while Reform has picked a plumber to stand again.

There has never been a by-election like the one looming in Makerfield. Andy Burnham may have been prevented by Labour's ruling body from standing in a by-election back in…

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Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that he would campaign alongside Andy Burnham in the crucial by-election

Andy Burnham expected to address supporters in the morning as he officially launches campaign to be Labour candidate for Makerfield

Andy Burnham talks up his local credentials and says: ‘This is not business as usual, this is not more of the same’

Andy Bunrham takes the next step in his attempt to get back to the House of Commons as he launches his campaign for the Makerfield by-election today

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Andy Burnham hopes to return to Westminster by winning the Makerfield by-election

‘This is a change byelection,’ says Labour mayor as he launches bid for Makerfield seat and lays out policy views

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham launched his campaign for the upcoming Makerfield by-election, with a thinly veiled pitch for the keys to Downing Street

Andy Burnham took a gamble with the constituents of Makerfield when he told them that a vote for him would be a "vote to change Labour".