Andy Burnham elected MP for Makerfield with over 54 per cent of the vote
Andy Burnham will return to Westminster after winning the Makerfield by-election winning 24,937 to Reform’s Rob Kenyon on…
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Labour silent on non-battleground selections despite early GE risk and Lib Dem sniping
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Sunak loses more 2019 Tory support as Starmer leads poll on 17 leadership traits
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‘The SNP may lose badly, but they’d soon tap any disillusion with Labour in power’
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‘Inside the Wellingborough by-election: The tactics behind Labour’s historic win’
Winning the Wellingborough by-election and overturning an 18,000 Tory majority was a stunning win for Labour and a…
