Andy Burnham wins key UK by-election, paving way to challenge Keir Starmer
The Greater Manchester mayor beat the Reform UK candidate, Robert Kenyon, by 9,231 votes, and the new hardline Restore Britain party coming a distant third..
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The Greater Manchester mayor beat the Reform UK candidate, Robert Kenyon, by 9,231 votes, and the new hardline Restore Britain party coming a distant third.. Greater Manchester mayor says result represents Labour’s ‘final chance to change’, after soundly beating Reform UK and hardline Restore Britain UK politics – live updates Andy Burnham has won the crucial Makerfield byelection by a huge majority, paving the way for a challenge to Keir Starmer’s premiership. Polls close in Makerfield byelection as Andy Burnham eyes No 10.
Furthermore, The population of Makerfield, a constituency sitting just outside Wigan, has found itself at the centre of the British political world in recent weeks after Andy Burnham quit as mayor of Greater Manchester to contest the seat that he hoped would lead him not only to Westminster, but to the front door of 10 Downing Street. Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor predicted to beat Reform but Keir Starmer is unlikely to easily step aside Makerfield byelection – latest updates Polls have closed in Makerfield, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, with the result in the north-west of England constituency byelection poised to decide the future of UK politics. The mayor of Greater Manchester, who has vowed a leadership challenge to replace Starmer as prime minister, has come a step closer to power by securing a seat in Parliament.
In addition, However Burnham is widely expected to challenge Starmer for leadership of the Labour Party, and seek to replace him in No 10. The Makerfield poll was one of the three parliamentary by-elections taking place today, with voters in two Scottish constituencies also selecting new MPs. In total there were 14 candidates contesting the seat.
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The Greater Manchester mayor beat the Reform UK candidate, Robert Kenyon, by 9,231 votes, and the new hardline Restore Britain party coming a distant third..
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesGreater Manchester mayor says result represents Labour’s ‘final chance to change’, after soundly beating Reform UK and hardline Restore Britain UK politics – live updates Andy Burnham has won the crucial Makerfield byelection by a huge majority, paving the way for a challenge to Keir Starmer’s premiership.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesPolls close in Makerfield byelection as Andy Burnham eyes No 10.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe population of Makerfield, a constituency sitting just outside Wigan, has found itself at the centre of the British political world in recent weeks after Andy Burnham quit as mayor of Greater Manchester to contest the seat that he hoped would lead him not only to Westminster, but to the front door of 10 Downing Street.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesLabour’s Greater Manchester mayor predicted to beat Reform but Keir Starmer is unlikely to easily step aside Makerfield byelection – latest updates Polls have closed in Makerfield, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, with the result in the north-west of England constituency byelection poised to decide the future of UK politics.
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The mayor of Greater Manchester, who has vowed a leadership challenge to replace Starmer as prime minister, has come a step closer to power by securing a seat in Parliament.
according to NBC News +2However Burnham is widely expected to challenge Starmer for leadership of the Labour Party, and seek to replace him in No 10. The Makerfield poll was one of the three parliamentary by-elections taking place today, with voters in two Scottish constituencies also selecting new MPs.
according to Belfast Live +1In total there were 14 candidates contesting the seat.
according to Belfast Live +1Burnham previously served as MP for Leigh from 1997 to 2017, and was Culture Secretary and briefly Health Secretary under Gordon Brown. He was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017, winning three terms.
according to Belfast Live +1Article continues below They were won by the Conservatives in Aberdeen South and held by SNP in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.
according to Belfast Live +1The contests in Aberdeen South and the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry constituency were triggered following the election of local SNP MPs Stephen Flynn and Stephen Gethins to Holyrood last month.
according to Belfast Live +1In an Ipsos poll published earlier this week, Burnham was chosen by 25 percent of British adults as the preferred prime minister, compared with 12 percent for Starmer.
according to Al Jazeera English — All NewsAbout 75,000 people were eligible to vote in the district, located about 320km (200 miles) northwest of London.
according to Al Jazeera English — All NewsIf he does succeed Starmer, Burnham, who was the early favourite in the 2015 Labour leadership race before coming second to Jeremy Corbyn, would be the UK’s seventh prime minister since the country voted for Brexit in 2016.
according to Al Jazeera English — All NewsFirst elected mayor in 2017, and re-elected in 2021 and 2024, he has criticised the UK’s political system as “too London-centric” and taken aim at neoliberal economic policies and trickle-down economics that did not “trickle down very much at all”.
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Polls close in Makerfield byelection as Andy Burnham eyes No 10.
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Tuesday, June 23
Andy Burnham could succeed Keir Starmer as next prime minister
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Reliability 86 · very high85 sources39 independent voices20 countries · 11 languagesCross-blocFraming differs3 disputedblind spot · Left siderewrites detectedStarmer pledges smooth transition after Burnham talks
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Monday, June 22
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Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Prime Minister, with a direct communication line established to ensure safe passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz
Reliability 87 · very high542 sources174 independent voices84 countries · 29 languagesCross-blocFraming differs13 disputedblind spot · Left siderewrites detected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation
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Sunday, June 21
Starmer expected to announce exit plan to clear way for Burnham to become Prime Minister
Reliability 87 · very high30 sources17 independent voices10 countries · 3 languagesblind spot · Left siderewrites detectedKeir Starmer is reportedly ready to leave Downing Street.
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Thursday, June 18
A special election in the United Kingdom could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer
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