Gorton and Denton has been Labour for more than 90 years but party sources fear it could be won by Reform or the Greens.

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, with critics claiming Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potentially dangerous rival back in the House of Commons.

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.

Labour's move to block Andy Burnham's return to parliament dominates Sunday's papers.

Andy Burnham has made no secret of his ambition to lead the party and critics say PM Starmer does not want a potential rival in the Commons 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,