Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster

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Andy Burnham has been the Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017, having previously served as a Member of Parliament for Leigh from 2001 to 2017. During his time as an MP, he held various cabinet positions, including Secretary of State for Health and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. His potential return to Westminster would mark a significant development in UK politics, particularly given his experience and profile within the Labour Party.

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Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster

Efforts of campaign groups, supporters and party figures coalesced after May elections as MPs’ views began to change The third coming of Andy Burnham began in earnest on the dancefloor of the Ministry of Sound. It was the annual conference of the centre-left pressure group Compass on an unusually hot spring weekend in May 2025. Keir Starmer, a year into his premiership, was deep in the trenches of the welfare battle…