There were no wild celebrations or champagne corks popping after the byelection because the result felt like the start of a whole new campaignUK politics – live updatesAndy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield bye...
See moreThere were no wild celebrations or champagne corks popping after the byelection because the result felt like the start of a whole new campaign
While an election count normally feels like an ending, the culmination of long campaign, in Makerfield the declaration of Andy Burnham as the constituency’s new MP felt like just the beginning.
In the days and weeks leading up to polling day, all talk was of whether Burnham could beat Reform, in this seat where Labour had lost every single vote they were contesting in the council elections just weeks ago.
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There were no wild celebrations or champagne corks popping after the byelection because the result felt like the start of a whole new campaignUK politics – live updatesAndy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield bye...
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