The Mirror's Sophie Huskisson looks back on last week's leadership chaos - and how the Makerfield by-election and the fight with Nigel Farage must now be Labour's focus

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…

The Mirror's Sophie Huskisson looks back on last week's leadership chaos - and how the Makerfield by-election and the fight with Nigel Farage must now be Labour's focus

Reform, which won more than 50% of the local election vote, is likely to focus heavily on immigration and Brexit

Wes Streeting's comments over the weekend have reignited a bitter Brexit debate over the European Union, and allies of Andy Burnham expect them to complicate the by-election in…

The stakes could hardly be higher for Labour – or the country – at the Makerfield by-election. The constituency now finds itself in the bizarre position of picking the next prime…

Makerfield will be a test of what Labour would have to look like to beat Reform – so prepare yourself for regrets, broken promises and baffling assertions about ‘red wall’ voters,…