MP steps down: Burnham faces decision on bid for Westminster return

Описание: Andy Burnham faces pressure to decide whether he will attempt to return to Westminster after a Greater Manchester MP announced he would quit the Commons.

Andrew Gwynne said on Thursday he would stand down as MP for Gorton and Denton citing “significant ill health” and advice from his doctor not to return to work.

His decision means a by-election in the constituency, which he won comfortably in 2024, and opens a possible route back to the Commons for the Greater Manchester mayor widely believed to have ambitions to lead the Labour Party.

Mr Burnham has yet to comment on whether he will apply to be Labour’s candidate in the up-coming by-election.

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