Labour MP to stand down to allow Burnham run for byelection amid leadership row
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Greater Manchester mayor would need to win byelection to launch leadership challenge against Starmer
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Andy Burnham now has a route back to parliament after a Greater Manchester MP announced he would stand down, triggering a byelection, and putting Burnham in contention to become the next Labour leader.
The Greater Manchester mayor has been seeking to return to parliament for months, but was blocked by Keir Starmer from running in the Gorton and Denton byelection earlier this year, to the anger of his supporters inside the party.
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