Labour's Andy Burnham steps down as MP to run for Manchester Mayor

Burnham (pictured) is to step down as Leigh's fifth member of parliament after 16 years in the seat. The shadow home secretary first indicated plans to leave his post at the Labour Party conference in September 2016 but said the decision for a snap General Election had brought his plans forward. He said: "We are living through a crisis in politics and the Westminster system is in my view a major part of the problem. "We could hold as many General Elections as we like and yet Westminster would still be structurally incapable of developing a real response to the deep-rooted issues re...