Andy Burnham Wins Landslide in Makerfield By-Election, Paving Way for Leadership Challenge
Andy Burnham decisively won the Makerfield by-election, potentially setting up a challenge to Labour leader Keir Starmer. Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage triggered a by-election that other parties are refusing to contest, calling it a "vanity project".
Labour MPs are offering advice to incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham on how to build goodwill among the backbenches. They suggest ways to consolidate support and avoid being toppled.
As Burnham weighs up his top team, former Starmer loyalists are becoming born-again Burnhamites in their pitches for jobs in his administration.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has triggered a by-election, gambling on a "people versus the establishment" special election as scrutiny of his finances intensifies. However, other parties say it is a "vanity project" and refuse to take part.
Andy Burnham’s comfortable victory in the Makerfield by-election clears the way for the popular mayor to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.
