Manchester City Council leader, and Labour candidate for the forthcoming Manchester mayoral election, Bev Craig arrives ahead of a speech by Labour MP and challenger for Leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham, in Manchester, northern England, on Monday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Deputy Labour party leader Lucy Powell (2L) and Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotherham (R) pose with others for a selfie photo ahead of a speech by Labour MP and challenger for Leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham, in Manchester, northern England, on Monday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Deputy Labour party leader Lucy Powell (C) takes their seat ahead of a speech by Labour MP and challenger for Leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham, in Manchester, northern England, on Monday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds takes their seat ahead of a speech by Labour MP and challenger for Leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham, in Manchester, northern England, on Monday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers maintain a high-speed train at Nantong High-Speed Train Depot in Nantong, China's eastern Jiangsu province on June 29, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

This aerial photo shows containers at a port in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on June 29, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

(FILES) Signage is pictured on the front of the headquarters quarters of British American Tobacco at Temple Place in central London on January 17, 2017. British American Tobacco announced on June 29, 2026 sweeping job cuts as the cigarette maker axes 5,500 roles globally and outsources another 3,500 to help slash costs. (Photo by Isabel Infantes / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A pile of salt is seen during harvests from a field in Panggungrejo subdistrict in Pasuruan, East Java province on June 28, 2026. (Photo by JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP via Getty Images)