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Downing Street accused of plot to derail Andy Burnham’s by-election hopes

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Exclusive: Labour MPs are being briefed that Burnham could bring back Corbyn amid claims of a dirty tricks campaign to stop the Greater Manchester mayor

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Downing Street accused of plot to derail Andy Burnham’s by-election hopes

Exclusive: Labour MPs are being briefed that Burnham could bring back Corbyn amid claims of a dirty tricks campaign to stop the Greater Manchester mayor

·London, United Kingdom
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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