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Burnham would probably have won by-election, Labour deputy leader says
Labour's deputy leader said blocking Burnham cost the party the Gorton and Denton seat, with Greens winning and Labour falling to third in a key Greater Manchester by-election.
- On Thursday, the Green Party won its fifth Commons seat in Gorton and Denton, with Labour falling to third, while Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell said Andy Burnham 'probably would have' held the seat.
- The NEC blocked Burnham because of the 'disproportionate' cost of a mayoral election, with eight others including Sir Keir Starmer voting against, and Powell the only NEC member voting in favour.
- Drawing on Burnham's popularity, Powell urged Labour to 'make use of Andy Burnham' as locals told the ECHO they view him as 'fantastic' and a 'good prime minister'.
- Immediate reactions included calls to use Burnham more widely after renewed questioning of Labour Party leadership and critics over blocking him, while Angela Rayner called the defeat a 'wake-up call' urging the government to be 'braver'.
- Seen as a strategic test, the by-election in Gorton and Denton increases the importance of next week as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to warn against moving left.
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Labour needs more Shabana Mahmoods, not Angela Rayners
The home secretary is showing true leadership in her response to Labour’s defeat in Gorton and Denton – and the last thing Labour should do if it wants to be electable is to ‘lurch to the left’ to appease the Greens, says John Rentoul
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