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‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return
UK NewsPolitics•May 13, 2026 at 7:08 PMNational

‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return

By Jessica Elgot and Josh Halliday•The Guardian - UK News

Greater Manchester mayor seeks to reassure his supporters after potential seats for him fail to materialiseAndy Burnham has told Labour MPs they should hold the line and that he has options to return to parliament after several seats identified by his allies failed to materialise.Two seats that backers of the Greater Manchester mayor had described as “nailed on” as recently as Monday night are now out of contention after the MPs concerned got cold feet. Continue reading...

Greater Manchester mayor seeks to reassure his supporters after potential seats for him fail to materialise

Andy Burnham has told Labour MPs they should hold the line and that he has options to return to parliament after several seats identified by his allies failed to materialise.

Two seats that backers of the Greater Manchester mayor had described as “nailed on” as recently as Monday night are now out of contention after the MPs concerned got cold feet.

Continue reading...

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