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

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

The Mayor of Greater Manchester would need to win the seat near before launching any formal leadership challenge

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Makerfield by-election, where Andy…

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

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

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham, the Labour Mayor of Greater…

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

Andy Burnham made the case to ‘change’ prime minister without mentioning Keir Starmer’s name as he launched his Makerfield by-election campaign, says political editor David Maddox

The Labour candidate for Makerfield is bidding to replace a prime minister who disappointed people because he offered the empty promise of ‘change’ – by offering another empty…

‘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".