Burnham’s first big test comes in his beloved Manchester as voters prepare to elect his replacement
NewsUKUK PoliticsIn focusBurnham’s first big test comes in his beloved Manchester as voters prepare to elect his replacementGreater Manchester will elect Andy Burnham’s successor as mayor next week, but what can the prime minister expect from the first electoral test for his Labour Party? Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsIn focusBurnham’s first big test comes in his beloved Manchester as voters prepare to elect his replacementGreater Manchester will elect Andy Burnham’s successor as mayor next week, but what can the prime minister expect from the first electoral test for his Labour Party? Dan Haygarth finds outSaturday 25 July 2026 13:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3019686","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/manchester-mayor-election-andy-burnham-labour-reform-b3019686.html","title":"Manchester to give new…
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