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Former Makerfield MP lined up for key role under Burnham

The Daily Telegraph 05 Jul 2026
The former MP for Makerfield resigned from his seat in May to give the former Greater Manchester mayor a path to return to Westminster and challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership.
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Labour should ‘be kind’, a Makerfield voter told me. So how about stopping the relentless ...

The Guardian 28 Jun 2026
Countless spaces for adults with complex needs have been shut down. If Andy Burnham wants to fix social care, keeping them open must be a priority. Wellington House is in north Brighton, and known to the people who frequent it as Welly.
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Labour should ‘be kind’, a Makerfield voter told me. So how about stopping the relentless closures of precious day centres?

The Observer 28 Jun 2026
“It is urgent, the need to fix social care,” Burnham recently told my colleague Pippa Crerar, just as the Makerfield byelection campaign got going, adding a final purposeful flourish.
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Burnham will need a Moscow test as well as Makerfield test, says ex-military chief

BBC News 27 Jun 2026
Former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says defence must be a priority for the next prime minister ... .
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Andy Thingy with the eyelashes who was once ‘mayor of a town’ hits Westminster | ...

The Guardian 25 Jun 2026
Trump gets to grips with ‘extremely liberal’ new kid who’s already roasting Kemi Badenoch on X. UK politics live – latest updates ... Well, sort of ... ....
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Andy Burnham: What kind of prime minister could he be? – Expert explains

Channel 4 24 Jun 2026
He won a landslide in the Makerfield constituency byelection – triggering Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as Labour leader. Burnham has been involved in UK politics for decades ... .
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Tuesday briefing: How might Andy Burnham bring his Makerfield magic to Westminster?

The Guardian 23 Jun 2026
In today’s newsletter ... Good morning ... winning an emphatic victory over Reform in last week’s Makerfield byelection, cementing the view that he can defeat the hard right at the next general election. UK politics ... Northern Ireland ... Heatwave ... Middle East .
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Farage: Reform candidate’s sexist remarks hurt us in Makerfield

The Daily Telegraph 23 Jun 2026
Nigel Farage has admitted that past sexist comments made by Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election harmed his chances of defeating Andy Burnham ... “I think in Makerfield we had a problem with some of the historic things.
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Dothan Eagle 22 Jun 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives at a polling station during the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, at St. Aidan's Parish Centre, Wigan, Britain, June 18 ... .
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