BREAKING: Starmer defends blocking Burnham's 'not necessary' bid to return as an MP

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended blocking Andy Burnham from standing in a parliamentary by-election. He said Burnham was doing a "great job" as Manchester mayor, "but having an election for the mayor of Manchester when it's not necessary would divert our resources away from the elections that we must have, that we must fight and win". #skynews #uknews #politics #government #labour #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales