A row has erupted within Britain’s governing Labour Party after its popular mayor of Manchester was prevented from standing at a special election, with critics claiming that Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potential rival back in the

Allies of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer feared he could mount a leadership challenge.

The British papers are in agreement that Keir Starmer faces a likely backlash from unhappy Labour MPs and members

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party slipped behind the main opposition Conservative Party in Bloomberg’s composite poll for the first time since the July 2024 general election.

Chantelle Lunt joined the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in 2019.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham sought permission from Labour chiefs to quit his post to contest the Gorton and Denton by-election but was blocked by the party's ruling body

Andy Burnham had applied to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election, setting up a potential return to Westminster for the Greater Manchester Mayor.

According to Unison Cymru research school support staff in Wales can earn less than the minimum wage because of term-only pay, where nine months earnings are stretched to cover 12 months.

Andy Burnham latest: Mayor ‘disappointed’ after bid to return as Labour MP in by-election is blocked - Manchester mayor also voices criticism about ‘way party is being run’ and hits back at those supp