The candidates in the Makerfield by-election may have been campaigning relentlessly on local issues like flooding, policing and housing, but has there ever been a by-election with more national significance? Labour candidate Andy Burnham has made it clear that if he wins, he wants to replace Sir Keir Starmer as…
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The candidates in the Makerfield by-election may have been campaigning relentlessly on local issues like flooding, policing and housing, but has there ever been a by-election with more national significance?
Labour candidate Andy Burnham has made it clear that if he wins, he wants to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. And polls now indicate that the contest is a two horse race between him and Reform UK.
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Polls suggest it will be a tight race between Labour candidate Andy Burnham and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon
Andy Burnham hinted that the by-election will pave the way for him to seize Downing Street as Labour descends deeper into civil…
There has never been a by-election like the one looming in Makerfield. Andy Burnham may have been prevented by Labour's ruling…
Contest could give Andy Burnham — who has eyes on the Labour leadership — a route back into parliament to challenge Keir Starmer.
The question of who the next Prime Minister will be could lie in the hands of voters in the soon-to-be vacated Makerfield seat.
The Greater Manchester mayor is Labour's candidate in the 18 June contest and is hoping to secure a return to Westminster with a…
