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Sir Keir Starmer has defended Labour’s decision to block Andy Burnham (pictured) from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

We ask the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and Iain Watson what impact the National Executive Committee (NEC) ruling will have on Anas Sarwar’s Holyrood election campaign and the prime minister’s future.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins.

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