Andy Burnham claimed the Gorton and Denton by-election loss “revealed the full depth of the chasm between people and Westminster politics”. In his first comments since the defeat, the Greater Manchester Mayor called for a “new political culture” and warned people no longer trust politicians to fix the basics. His intervention comes less than a week on from the Greens Hannah Spencer storming to victory in the Greater Manchester seat, with 14,980 votes - a majority of 4,402. Speaking at a Centre