{"id":344046,"date":"2026-05-16T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-major-risks-facing-andy-burnham-as-he-plans-return-to-westminster\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:00:17","slug":"the-major-risks-facing-andy-burnham-as-he-plans-return-to-westminster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-major-risks-facing-andy-burnham-as-he-plans-return-to-westminster\/","title":{"rendered":"The major risks facing Andy Burnham as he plans return to Westminster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wBwbI2oCVBI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The major risks facing Andy Burnham as he plans return to Westminster\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wBwbI2oCVBI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham will be among the potential Labour candidates to stand in the Makerfield by-election, the party\u2019s ruling body has said, paving the way for his return to the House of Commons.<\/p>\n<p>The Greater Manchester Mayor has received permission from Labour\u2019s National Executive Committee to contest the by-election after the current MP, Josh Simons, announced on Thursday he would quit Parliament to make way for Mr Burnham.<\/p>\n<p>If successful, Burnham is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the party leadership.<\/p>\n<p>A Labour Party spokesperson said: \u201cLabour\u2019s ruling body, the National Executive Committee, has today given permission to Andy Burnham to stand in the candidate selection process in the forthcoming by-election for the Makerfield constituency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham will be among the potential Labour candidates to stand in the Makerfield by-election, the party\u2019s ruling body has said, paving the way for his return to the House of Commons. 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