Greens Reject Calls To Stand Aside For Andy Burnham In Makerfield By-Election

The party said it had no plans for a deal with Labour as it unveiled its new candidate.

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The Green Party has rejected calls to step aside in the Makerfield by-election to make way for Labour’s Andy Burnham.

The Times reported on Sunday that senior Green figures signed a statement calling for colleagues to consider not splitting the left-wing vote in the crunch by-election.

The Greater Manchester mayor, Burnham, is hoping to challenge Keir Starmer’s leadership if he manages to win over the constituency.

In a statement – also signed by former Green leader Jonathan Bartley – party figures told current leader Zack Polanski: “In all reality this........

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