The Greater Manchester Mayor is facing a tough fight from Reform - but Restore Britain could take Farage's votes

Left-leaning voters more willing to back Andy Burnham than Restore supporters are to vote Reform

A Reform insider has conceded that the Andy Burnham effect coupled with an inability to deal with Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain means the party faces defeat

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Reform UK board member has admitted that…

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Thursday's contest could pave the way for Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to challenge Keir Starmer's premiership.

Who would have thought that this man, who was once a plain and rather uninspiring New Labour minister, would one day become the great hope against the darkness?

Editorial: By offering Labour’s Makerfield candidate a role in government if he wins, the prime minister has shown how a faltering administration could yet be rebuilt. It would…

The Greater Manchester Mayor is facing a tough fight from Reform - but Restore Britain could take Farage's votes

If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party

Reform UK worries over losing support to Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, which may split the right-wing vote

Polls suggest it will be a tight race between Labour candidate Andy Burnham and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon