Andy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield byelection, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Andy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield byelection, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge, Greater Manchester mayor says result represents Labour’s ‘final chance to change’, after soundly beating Reform UK and Restore Britain UK politics – live updates Andy Burnham has set up a potential showdown with Keir Starmer after convincingly winning the Makerfield byelection, paving the way for his return to Westminster and a likely tilt at the Labour leadership. The outgoing mayor of Greater Manchester promised change after winning the byelection in the early hours of Friday morning with 55% of the votes and a majority almost double the size of his predecessor, Josh Simons. Continue reading…

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