A left-leaning Labour mayor who has been blocked from running for another role in the North East has not ruled out taking legal action against the party.Jamie Driscoll, the serving North of Tyne mayor, was excluded from the longlist to run in the new expanded authority.The move has prompted a backlash against the Labour leadership, with Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his counterpart in the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, claiming the move does not seem democratic, transparent and fair.
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