Polls open in historic byelection in Makerfield that could determine Keir Starmer’s future – as it happened

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• Roman Lavrynovych, 22, from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, from Romania, were found guilty on Monday of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on property linked to the prime minister, and appear to have operated under the instruction of an online handler with links to Russia.

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• Andy Burnham hopes a successful byelection will mean he can encourage Keir Starmer to step aside as prime minister The trial of two Russian-linked arsonists who targeted property connected to Keir Starmer shows that the UK is under attack from bad actors who want to “exploit division” and “destabilise our democracy”, the prime minister has said.

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• A special election in the UK could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer.

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• Roman Lavrynovych, 22, from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, from Romania, were found guilty on Monday of conspiring to carry out arson…

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• Andy Burnham hopes a successful byelection will mean he can encourage Keir Starmer to step aside as prime minister The trial of two…

  omitted byRight sidePublic / Agenciescovered byLeft side

• A special election in the UK could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer.

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