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Makerfield constituency. But he will still need to be selected as a candidate by the local party and then win a by-election
Makerfield, Josh Simmons, in order to provide a potential path back to parliament for Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who is now contesting the seat in a by-election
Makerfield on Thursday last week, paving the way for Burnham to stand as Labour's candidate in the forthcoming by-election
by-elections that day. There is another in nearby Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, as well as a high-profile one in Makerfield
by-election, one minister tells me he and Streeting should find an "accommodation" to avoid what could be a "catastrophic" leadership contest. Another senior figure predicts no-one would even stand against Burnham because
Makerfield was "where Andy Burnham has lived for 25 years" and that he was "coming home". "Labour needs to change and the whole government needs to change," he said. Simons' decision came as Labour