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Andy Burnham Returns to Westminster as a Possible Challenge to Starmer
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100% centerFirst reported by Ynet · 7 days ago
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What happened
Andy Burnham won a decisive by-election in Makerfield and returned to Westminster as a potential challenger to Labour leader Keir Starmer. The former Manchester mayor and “King of the North” is now being watched as a possible alternative leader.
- 01Burnham won Makerfield by more than 9,000 votes and took Labour to about 55%.
- 02He is seen as a possible threat to Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership.
- 03Burnham earned national fame during Covid and over the Hillsborough inquiry.
- 04He softened his positions on the EU and immigration before the vote.
- 05He said the result could be “exactly the turning point.”
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