In winning Makerfield so decisively, Burnham broke many of the rules of modern politics.

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

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"Makerfield faces a choice between a Labour Party focused on jobs, homes, the NHS and economic growth, and parties offering easy answers to complex problems"

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

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

Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor hopes a win over Reform UK will help force the prime minister to step aside

The Greater Manchester mayor was declared the constituency's new MP in the early hours of Friday, as he defeated his Reform UK rival to bring an end to his 9-year hiatus from the…

Andy Burnham gained 24,927 votes - giving him a majority of 9,231. Reform's Robert Kenyon was a distant second with 15,696. Here's the results in full...

In the end, it was not even close. Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election by a landslide, putting him firmly on course to be Britain’s next Prime Minister. The Mayor of…

It’s all kicking off in Makerfield, where Andy Burnham has romped to victory in the by-election. Burnham, Labour’s newest MP – and the PM-in-waiting – was graceful enough to shake…

Andy Burnham will now be prime minister after his victory in Makerfield. He will likely be as bad at the job as Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer’s position as UK prime minister is in peril after Burnham’s crushing victory over Reform UK

Andy Burnham’s positive vision has struck a powerful blow to Reform – but the PM risks diminishing the impact by clinging on in No 10, says Neal Lawson of the cross-party campaign…

Seismic decisions loom for Labour as Andy Burnham secures a return to Westminster with a convincing by-election win that could spell the end of Keir Starmer's premiership

The Manchester politician has bucked a trend of declining support for Labour – and political allies will be taking note

Political editor David Maddox explains why the crushing by-election defeat shows that the Reform bubble has burst

In winning Makerfield so decisively, Burnham broke many of the rules of modern politics.

Voters made a choice between Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage, the two most popular figures in British politics. And Farage lost.

Makerfield result means we will likely have a new PM by September, and Britain will find out what Burnhamism really means