Posted on 01/26/2026 3:56:49 AM PST by RandFan
Andy Burnham may be merely “disappointed” at being barred from standing as an MP, but voters on the streets of Greater Manchester are infuriated.
Constituents of Gorton and Denton have told of their anger at the rearguard tactics employed by Sir Keir Starmer’s allies to rebuff their “King of the North”.
Some said they were now considering voting for Reform UK in the looming by-election.
A panel of the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) blocked Mr Burnham’s attempt to return to Westminster by eight votes to one on Sunday.
Winning the seat might well have paved the way for Mr Burnham to launch a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.
Maureen Devlin, 88, from Gorton, told The Telegraph she had been poised to vote for the Greater Manchester Mayor to be her Labour MP.
She said: “I like Andy Burnham, he’s done a lot for Gorton. I think he would be better again as an MP. But Starmer is scared.
“That’s the whole trouble, because a lot more people would vote for Andy because Starmer is a waste of space. He is useless. I definitely prefer Andy.”
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Reform can win this district and Special election.
They're big players.
THE BETTING:
Green: 2.8
Reform: 2.6
Labour: 3.7
Reform slight favorites. Much will depend on the candidate quality (who the Greens pick?) and if the District swings behind them and abandons the useless Labour.
Why on earth would anybody that would back Andy Burnham vote for reform. Just doesn’t make sense!
They want real change?
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