The question of whether Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham should stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election 'should be up to Andy and the local members', Labour Party deputy leader Lucy Powell has told the Fabian Society conference in London.

The question of whether Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham should stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election 'should be up to Andy and the local members', Labour Party deputy leader Lucy Powell has told the Fabian Society conference in London.