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Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 1 May 2026

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid

Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.

Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection , has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid.