‘I’m not a Labour fan but I like Burnham’: relief in Makerfield among left, right and centre
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Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, won a special election in Makerfield and returned to Parliament after nine years away. His victory signals that he could potentially challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for Labour party leadership. The election result has been interpreted as having broader implications for the party's future direction and its relationship with voters.
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The morning after Andy Burnham secured a landslide byelection victory in Makerfield, returning him to Westminster after nine years as Manchester mayor, it is hard to avoid the large, red placards bearing his face.
But Burnham’s win was not just thanks to Labour loyalists. Instead, it appears that a coalition of voters from the left, centre and even the right united to back him at the ballot box.
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