'Voters in an area representing battered towns everywhere took a Left turn by overwhelmingly choosing hope and togetherness over bigotry and division,' Kevin Maguire writes for The Mirror

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?

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

'King of the North' Andy Burnham has swept to victory in the most significant by-election in modern times as he became MP for Makerfield after seeing off Reform UK's Rob Kenyon

Andy Burnham secured a majority of 9,000 votes over Reform in a result that sparked tears of joy from Left-wingers - who now hope to force far more extreme tax and spend policies.

Andy Burnham, a British Labour lifer, is soon expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the country's top job, after re-entering the House of Commons via a by-election.

Greater Manchester mayor says result represents Labour’s ‘final chance to change’, after soundly beating Reform UK and hardline Restore Britain

Andy Burnham has been declared the winner of the Makerfield by-election with nealry 25,000 votes - he promises "to lead by example from the front" and "focus on problem-solving…

The byelection result has demonstrated Andy Burnham’s ability to tackle the populist right-wing Reform UK party at a time of agonising national debate about British PM Keir…

Mayor turned MP says Labour has 'final chance to change' as pressure mounts on Starmer

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…

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

Andy Burnham used his victory speech after winning the Makerfield by-election to call for political change and national unity after being declared the constituency’s new MP.…

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

Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed the "King of the North," won the contest in Makerfield in northwest England with 54.8% of the vote.

In his victory speech, Burnham warned the Labour Party that it had a "final chance to change". #EuropeNews

Molti deputati laburisti lo considerano la migliore chance del partito dei Labour per rilanciarsi e contrastare Reform UK di Nigel Farage. Per Burnham si tratta della “ultima…

Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, placing himself as a challenger to Starmer

Andy Burnham vince le suppletive di Makerfield con ampio margine. Labour avanti su Reform UK, cresce la pressione su Keir Starmer e ipotesi leadership

Nigel Farage pointed to tactical voting against the PM as well as the fact that Andy Burnham is a 'popular local mayor'.

Congratulations, @AndyBurnhamGM, Labour’s new MP for Makerfield.Voters chose Labour’s campaign of hope and optimism over division and hate.