Andy Burnham candidate will face Reform's local plumber in Makerfield

'King of the North' Andy Burnham will take on Reform's local plumber in the Makerfield by-election after being chosen as Labour's candidate from a shortlist of one.It is understood that the Greater Manchester mayor was the only person considered for selection by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee, which bypassed a vote by the local party this morning.Mr Burnham, a Labour MP for 16 years and a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, said people in Makerfield 'feel Westminster isn't working for them' and 'I am standing to change that' after he was selected.He will face Reform candidate Robert Kenyon, a pipesman and army reservist who previously worked as a specialist technician for the NHS in Lancashire.