Andy Burnham says it is “simply untrue” that he was told that he would be blocked from standing in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) decided to block the Manchester Mayor from standing as a candidate, citing an unnecessary strain on resources in having to fight both this by-election and one for the Manchester mayoralty. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
