Ancestral links suggest Makerfield byelection winner is somewhere between Joe Biden and Tony Blair

Former Manchester mayor had made it clear he would challenge Sir Keir Starmer if he won the Makerfield by-election

Andy Burnham has won a parliamentary seat. This move fuels speculation about him challenging Keir Starmer for Labour leadership. Several pathways exist for Burnham to potentially…

The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes…