BREAKING: Andy Burnham finds his route to Westminster and will stand in by-election

Josh Simons, the MP for Makerfield in the north-west, has said he will step down to make way for the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to return to Parliament. In a post on Twitter, Josh Simons said he was standing down as MP for Makerfield so that the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham can “return to his home, fight to re-enter Parliament, and if elected, drive the change our country is crying out for”. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #ukpolitics #LBC #breakingnews #news #starmer #labour #debate LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup