A suspended Labour MP is expected to announce he is retiring, triggering a by-election.
Andrew Gwynne, who was suspended from Labour over offensive WhatsApps, will soon retire from his Gorton and Denton constituency in Greater Manchester on medical grounds, Sky News understands.
This would trigger a by-election.
The former Labour health minister is sitting as an independent while he awaits the results of a parliamentary standards investigation.
His departure could pave the way for Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to become an MP, which he would need to do to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.
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