Burnham to launch byelection campaign as Green candidate quits after just nine hours – UK politics live

Andy Burnham due to address supporters as he officially launches campaign to be Labour candidate for MakerfieldOver in Sweden, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has joined other officials at a Nato summit in Helsingborg.Also attending the foreign ministers meeting are US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte. Continue reading...