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Andy Burnham has said he has sought permission to enter the selection process to run as a candidate for the Labour Party in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
The Greater Manchester mayor said on X: “I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.”
It comes after former minister Andrew Gwynne formally stepped down on Friday on health grounds.
The timetable for the Gorton and Denton by-election is short.
The deadline for applicants to put their name forward is midnight on Sunday, with a longlist of candidates set to be drawn up by a selection panel on Monday.
Shortlisting interviews will be held on Tuesday before hustings and selection will take place next Saturday.
Mr Burnham lost two previous Labour leadership challenges – against Ed Miliband in 2010 and Jeremy Corbyn in 2015.
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