India, Aug. 1 -- Senior cabinet minister and Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell has asserted that the party remains aggressively on the front foot as Greater Manchester decides its next leader following Andy Burnham's elevation to national office.

Speaking to regional media representatives amid a fiercely contested mayoral election, Powell expressed profound confidence in Labour's grassroots campaign strategy. With local council leader Bev Craig and Reform UK contender Sian Astley locking horns in a critical second-round runoff, the political stakes have reached an all-time high across the northwestern conurbation.

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