Sign up to our free Brexit newsletter for our analysis of the continuing impact of Brexit on the UK Sign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impact Sign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impact The Conservative Party have beenContinue Reading
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Labour at war after Starmer blocks Andy Burnham’s Commons comeback bid Labour MPs warn prime minister the decision will trigger ‘bloodletting’ – but supporters back move, saying it will help party draw a line under recent ‘psychodrama’. Rebecca Whittaker26 January 2026 13:30 ‘Farage has recruited yet another Conservative minister withContinue Reading
NEC call for pause in Burnham by-election decision over stitch-up fears Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Labour rebels have accused Sir Keir Starmer and his alliesContinue Reading
Editorial: Starmer must deliver on Labour’s manifesto pledges to stop party being ripped apart by decision on Burnham The decision to bar the mayor of Greater Manchester and former MP Andy Burnham from standing for the now vacant parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton raises a host of questions, bothContinue Reading
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has blocked Andy Burnham’s bid to return to Westminster in a political gamble that risks sparking civil warContinue Reading
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as an MP in the Gorton and Denton by-election due to concerns about theContinue Reading
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Mahmood rules out BAME shortlist in seat where Burnham hopes to stand Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has squashed suggestions of an all-BAME (Black and minority ethnic) shortlist in the seat where Andy Burnham has applied for permission to stand, writes Whitehall Editor Kate Devlin. She told Sky News the partyContinue Reading
