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The first England game of the World Cup kicks off at 9pm on Wednesday – prime door-knocking time on the eve of Makerfield’s knife-edge by-election.
In the most consequential by-election in modern history, candidates might be tempted to wring the night for every last vote.
But Andy Burnham, 56, has already called off the troops.
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There will be no canvassing during the England versus Croatia match – just as there was none when Wigan reached the Challenge Cup final a fortnight ago.
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Andy Burnham wasted no time in going on manoeuvres, pressing the flesh in Makerfield, where arguably the most important…
