{"id":343628,"date":"2026-05-14T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mp-announces-he-will-stand-down-to-give-andy-burnham-route-to-parliament\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:00:24","slug":"mp-announces-he-will-stand-down-to-give-andy-burnham-route-to-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mp-announces-he-will-stand-down-to-give-andy-burnham-route-to-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"MP announces he will stand down to give Andy Burnham route to parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zbSoleLiq-k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"MP announces he will stand down to give Andy Burnham route to parliament\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zbSoleLiq-k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham&#8217;s possible route back to Westminster has been revealed after former minister Josh Simons has announced he will stand aside in his Makerfield seat in Greater Manchester, triggering a by-election which he says he wants Burnham to contest and win.  <\/p>\n<p>Burnham is currently mid-way through a term as mayor of Greater Manchester, but is looking for a way back to parliament. 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