Andy Burnham Leadership Bid Questions Continue To Grow
November 20, 2025
7:07 am
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham again refused to rule out a future Labour leadership bid on Thursday as questions intensified over whether he plans to return to Parliament. The discussion reignited after a Labour MP said he would be willing to vacate his seat to give Burnham a route back to Westminster.
Burnham has been a focal point of internal party speculation since Labour’s autumn conference. Under Labour rules, any challenger to the sitting leader must be a Member of Parliament and secure the support of at least eighty MPs. Burnham, who left Westminster in 2017 to run for mayor, …
