37 h. ago Labour row erupts after Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race

Allies of Greater Manchester mayor say No 10 has ‘chosen factionalism’ as decision leads to a furious backlashLabour’s national executive committee (NEC) has blocked Andy Burnham’s request to seek selection for the Gorton and Denton byelection, setting off an immediate and furious row within the party.In a vote of the 10-strong “officers’ group” of the NEC, only one person, Lucy Powell, the party deputy leader and a close ally of Burnham, voted to allow the Greater Manchester mayor to compete to be a candidate in the seat vacated by Andrew Gwynne last week. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Andy Burnham latest as deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell says Gorton and Denton poll 'may be most consequential by

'It should be up to Andy and the local members who will select their candidate, and our members are very discerning'

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63 h. ago Andy Burnham latest as deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell says Gorton and Denton vote 'may be most consequential by

'It should be up to Andy and the local members who will select their candidate, and our members are very discerning'

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3 d. ago Nigel Farage branded 'Thatcher's heir' by Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell

The Labour deputy leader will tear into the Reform UK leader at the Fabian Society New Year Conference, and describe him as the love child of the former Tory PM and Enoch Powell

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves hits back at two child benefit changes criticism during visit to London charity

Chancellor joins Deputy Labour Leader Lucy Powell on visit to the Felix Project in Ealing to see the work being done by charities helping London families

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9 d. ago 'We're in the fight of our lives for the future of democracy'

Deputy Labour leader, Lucy Powell, said 'it would be madness to change leaders' following rife speculation that Andy Burnham will make a return to Westminster to bid for leadership

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1 week ago Nigel Farage's Cameo blunders including 'Hugh Janus' as he's branded 'chancer unfit for office'

The Reform UK leader has been slammed for failing to vet his cameo requests after being duped into praising disgraced dead paedophile rocker Ian Watkins, who had been jailed for life for sickening sex crimes

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1 week ago ‘I’m not mucky middle class,' says Labour’s deputy leader Lucy Powell

The former Cabinet minister spoke about her Irish roots and the ‘anti-Farage alliance’ in a wide-ranging interview with Vogue

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4 w. ago Lucy Powell delivers message to Keir Starmer Labour leadership critics

In an interview with The Mirror, the party's deputy leader Lucy Powell said she believed the polls will tighten - but the party must be up for the fight in 2026

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