{"id":312646,"date":"2026-01-26T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-starmer-defends-blocking-burnhams-not-necessary-bid-to-return-as-an-mp\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:00:23","slug":"breaking-starmer-defends-blocking-burnhams-not-necessary-bid-to-return-as-an-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-starmer-defends-blocking-burnhams-not-necessary-bid-to-return-as-an-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Starmer defends blocking Burnham&#8217;s &#8216;not necessary&#8217; bid to return as an MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wnhxD-BAzZ0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BREAKING: Starmer defends blocking Burnham's 'not necessary' bid to return as an MP\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wnhxD-BAzZ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended blocking Andy Burnham from standing in a parliamentary by-election.<\/p>\n<p>He said Burnham was doing a &quot;great job&quot; as Manchester mayor, &quot;but having an election for the mayor of Manchester when it&#8217;s not necessary would divert our resources away from the elections that we must have, that we must fight and win&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #politics #government #labour #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>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&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended blocking Andy Burnham from standing in a parliamentary by-election. 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