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

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:33:21 GMT

Greater Manchester mayor says result represents Labour’s ‘final chance to change’, after soundly beating Reform UK and Restore BritainUK politics – live updatesAndy 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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Center-Left: Britain’s Keir Starmer could face imminent challenge as key rival Andy Burnham wins special election — www.nbcnews.com
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Center-Left: Who Is Andy Burnham, the Man Who Could Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister? — www.nytimes.com
Center: Labour Andy Burnham wins a special election , setting up a showdown with Starmer to lead Britain – Winnipeg Free Press — winnipegfreepress.com
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