Home secretary Shabana Mahmood, who is also chair of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee, spoke to Trevor Phillips. Mahmood praised Andy Burnham as a "fantastic mayor" and said she "appreciated the letter" he wrote to the party leadership, where he sought permission to enter the selection process to run as a candidate for the Labour Party in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. But she did not rule out an all-women shortlist which would block Burnham's bid to become an MP. Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-labour-trump-lammy-vance-tankers-greenland-threats-nato-12593360 #skynews #uknews #politics #labourparty #government SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales