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Andy Burnham should be allowed to stand as an MP, says Lisa Nandy

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has expressed that Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham should be permitted to stand as a Labour Member of Parliament. Earlier in the year, Burnham was prevented from becoming Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election by party leader Sir Keir Starmer and members of the national executive committee (NEC). This…