Is this Burnham’s moment? The Greater Manchester Mayor has plotted a route to Downing Street: and this time the PM won’t stand in his way.
Makerfield MP Josh Simons has stood down to make way – in theory – for a return to Westminster for Andy Burnham if he can win the by-election.
But there are others vying for the top job. Now former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has made his intentions clear and former Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, has not ruled herself out of contention.
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