'Victory is far from guaranteed for Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage will throw Reform's financial resources at tripping him up - Labour's hopes rest on a man who isn't yet an MP'

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 wasted no time in going on manoeuvres, pressing the flesh in Makerfield, where arguably the most important by-election in living memory will take place, probably on…