The byelection will pose early test for Andy Burnham’s popularity with the public

The contest poses a headache for the new PM Andy Burnham, who helped Labour defeat the Greens in both the Makerfield by-election and the Greater Manchester Mayoral race

Jewish Israel critic will run in Holborn and St. Pancras by-election on Oct. 8; two years ago, an independent anti-Israel candidate got 19% of the vote there, and Greens got 10%