Polls open in Makerfield by-election as Andy Burnham bids to oust Keir Starmer as PM… but has to beat Reform first

POLLS have opened in the crucial Makerfield by-election that could see Andy Burnham return to parliament to challenge Sir Keir Starmer. Andy Burnham is standing for Labour in the constituency and is set for a hard fight against Reform UK‘s Robert Kenyon. Polling stations opened at 7am this morning and will close at 10pm tonight ahead of the all important count. A Burnham win followed by a victory in a subsequent leadership challenge could see the Labour government lurch to the left with Burnham in the top job. Makerfield MP Josh Simons stood aside after Labour’s crushing results in the...