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.

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.

Andy Burnham may have a route back to Westminster – and a path to the Labour leadership. But can he defeat Reform UK in Makerfield? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s north of…

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.