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UK: Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wins parliament seat
Key takeaways
- The by-election victory paves the way for Burnham to challenge Keir Starmer's leadership.
- Burnham beat the hard-right Reform UK party's candidate in the Makerfield by-election in northwest England.
- The veteran Labour politician won almost 25,000 votes while Rob Kenyon of Nigel Farage's Reform UK came second with over 15,600 votes.
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The by-election victory paves the way for Burnham to challenge Keir Starmer's leadership.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fgd9The Makerfield by-election victory has earned Andy Burnham a seat in the House of Commons putting him in position to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer Image: Thomas Krych/ZUMA/IMAGOAdvertisement Labour politician Andy Burnham on Friday won a key by-election that puts him in a position to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour Party and ultimately the UK.
Burnham beat the hard-right Reform UK party's candidate in the Makerfield by-election in northwest England.
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