Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour'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.

Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour's ruling body. As a directly elected mayor, Burnham had to get approval from Labour's national executive committee (NEC),

British ​Labour Party ‌politician Andy Burnham, regarded ​as a potential leadership ‍rival to Prime ​Minister Keir ​Starmer, ⁠was on Sunday blocked from trying to return to parliament by Labour's governing body,

A row erupted Sunday within Britain's governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to re-enter Parliament at a special election in the city in the coming weeks,

If, and it was a big if, the marble trundled all the way to the bottom, it was possible to imagine Burnham as prime minister, before this year was out. But, as I said then, it was also possible the marble would fly off the run spectacularly – which is precisely what has now happened.

The UK’s ruling Labour Party barred Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from contesting a seat in Parliament, stymieing a possible leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Andy Burnham, regarded as a potential leadership rival to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, announced on Saturday he would seek a return to parliament, but promised he would not "undermine" the government if successful.