09:15 GMT
Molly Brewer
BBC North West reporter
Voters in the Gorton and Denton constituency have shared their reactions after hearing that Andy Burnham will not be allowed to stand as their candidate in the upcoming by-election.
John Dowling, 72, tells BBC North West Tonight: “He’s done such a great job in Manchester, why couldn’t he replicate that in government?”
He adds: “People are very disillusioned with the Labour Party at the moment. The amount of broken promises and U-turns is horrendous.”
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Susan Roughton thinks Burnham would have been “good competition” for Starmer
Susan Roughton, 62, adds that he has “always been a good
mayor” and says “it’s a shame” he has been blocked from running.
“Everyone should be allowed the opportunity to
make things better,” she says. “He would have given good competition for Keir Starmer.”
But Anthony Quinn, 61, says he believes Burnham had “ulterior motives” in trying to run in the by-election, and that he was using it as a “stepping stone”.
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Anthony Quinn says he thinks Burnham had “ulterior motives”