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Starmer’s future hangs in balance after Burnham’s Makerfield election win
Key takeaways
- Ashton-in-Makerfield, a town few knew of until recently, has potentially chosen the UK’s next prime minister.
- Ashton-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom – Sue Hailwood has felt exhausted since May, when the date of a critical by-election in her town was announced.
- For months, Ashton-in-Makerfield, the suburban northern ward whose by-election looks set to determine the UK’s next prime minister, has been visited by swarms of activists and journalists.
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Ashton-in-Makerfield, a town few knew of until recently, has potentially chosen the UK’s next prime minister.
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Ashton-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom – Sue Hailwood has felt exhausted since May, when the date of a critical by-election in her town was announced.
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