BREAKING: Andy Burnham barred by Labour from standing in crunch by-election

Andy Burnham has been barred from standing in an upcoming by-election by Labour’s ruling body.

The Greater Manchester Mayor said on Saturday that he wanted to contest the seat of Gorton & Denton, after the MP Andrew Gwynne resigned last week.

His bid needed to be rubber-stamped by Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) as he is currently Mayor of Greater Manchester. But a meeting of party chiefs today voted to oppose the move.

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