Andy Burnham secures crucial UK by-election, in blow to Keir Starmer
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TL;DR
Andy Burnham has won the crucial Makerfield byelection by a huge majority, paving the way for a challenge to Keir Starmer’s premiership. The Greater Manchester mayor beat the Reform UK candidate, Robert Kenyon, by 9,231 votes, and the new hardline Restore Britain party. Labour won 54% of the vote to Reform UK’s 35%, while Restore Britain secured 7%.