Labour defends blocking Andy Burnham's by-election bid

The Labour Party has defended its decision not to allow the mayor of Greater Manchester to stand as a candidate in a by-election. The move would have allowed Andy Burnham to stage a leadership bid against Sir Keir Starmer, if he later chose to. A statement from the party said the reason behind the vote was the cost of running the campaigns for both a parliamentary seat and a Manchester mayoralty by-election. Mr Burnham said he was "disappointed" by the decision but would support the new candidate. Political analysis: https://news.sky.com/story/any-survival-hope-for-pm-meant-shutting-burnham-out-but-starmer-and-his-team-cant-predict-what-comes-next-13498804 #skynews #uknews #politics #government #labourparty 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