Starmer defends blocking Burnham from by-election, as mayor says he's focusing on Manchester - BBC
- Starmer defends blocking Burnham from by-election, as mayor says he's focusing on Manchester BBC
- Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham from by-election run after backlash BBC
- PM defends Burnham block saying it will allow focus on elections 'we must win' Sky News
- Labour’s Burnham veto has made a tricky Manchester byelection much harder The Guardian
- Labour Party tensions mount as Andy Burnham is blocked from standing as an MP Financial Times