Andy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield byelection, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge
by Josh Halliday and Kiran Stacey from World news | The Guardian on (#76DQM)
Greater Manchester mayor says result represents Labour's final chance to change', after soundly beating Reform UK and Restore Britain
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.
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