00:01Andy Burnham will seek permission to stand in the by-election after a Labour MP stepped down,
00:06opening a potential route back to Westminster. MP4 Makerfield Josh Simons has left the Wigan
00:12constituency to make way for Burnham, a move that won't be blocked by Starmer according to reports.
00:18The Mayor of Greater Manchester says bigger change is needed at a national level
00:22as pressure grows on Sir Keir Starmer following a series of resignations
00:26and criticism from within his own party. Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting quit the Cabinet
00:32saying he'd lost confidence in the PM. Labour says the government remains
00:37focused on delivering its plans as senior figures debate the party's direction.
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