{"id":343868,"date":"2026-05-15T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/streeting-backs-burnham-to-be-makerfield-by-election-candidate-live-coverage-and-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:00:18","slug":"streeting-backs-burnham-to-be-makerfield-by-election-candidate-live-coverage-and-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/streeting-backs-burnham-to-be-makerfield-by-election-candidate-live-coverage-and-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Streeting backs Burnham to be Makerfield by-election candidate | Live coverage and analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/noiFKkdkbBo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Streeting backs Burnham to be Makerfield by-election candidate | Live coverage and analysis\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/noiFKkdkbBo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former health secretary Wes Streeting has backed Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to be the candidate in a by-election in Makerfield.<\/p>\n<p>The seat was made available by Labour MP Josh Simons, who decided to stand down to allow Burnham to attempt a return to Westminster. <\/p>\n<p>Burnham will request permission from Labour&#8217;s National Executive Committee to stand in the by-election. He has tried this before in the Gorton and Denton by-election but was blocked by the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Streeting resigned from government and told Sir Keir Starmer that &quot;it is clear that you will not lead the Labour Party into the next general election&quot;, but did not launch a formal leadership challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Angela Rayner settled her unpaid tax bill, paving the way for her to stand in any race.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-local-elections-england-scotland-wales-2026-starmer-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#Starmer #KeirStarmer #PrimeMinister #Labour #DowningStreet #Rayner #No10 #UKPolitics #Politics #Live #SkyNews #burnham #joshsimons<\/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>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/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>Former health secretary Wes Streeting has backed Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to be the candidate in a by-election in Makerfield. 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