If Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection, many are predicting an immediate and stormy showdown. But that could be bad for both men, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer: The Biography

Mr Burnham hopes to win Thursday’s Makerfield by-election and could then launch a campaign to replace Sir Keir as prime minister and Labour leader

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