Andy Burnham has announced his intention to stand in the Makerfield by-election but Reform vow to "throw everything at it"

Andy Burnham has been offered a path back to Parliament after a Labour MP stood down, triggering a by-election which the Mayor of Greater Manchester hopes to contest.

Burnham is a well-known face to voters in Makerfield and many who had previously turned to Reform UK tell The i Paper they plan to back him on his way to Westminster

Andy Burnham has announced his intention to stand in the Makerfield by-election but Reform vow to "throw everything at it"

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.

Many voters in Makerfield spoke of having split loyalties ahead of a by-election that could prove pivotal to the country's future