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byelection candidate, to announce a policy supporting white van tradesmen. The [Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) leader highlighted red tape faced by small businesses and dismissed Restore Britain as only popular because it is being
Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection and replaces Starmer as prime minister. Reports [have suggested](https://www.ft.com/content/2661dd28-909b-49fd-95c6-e66ebf2fce70?syn-25a6b1a6=1) Burnham is considering appointing Ed Miliband as chancellor if he makes it to No 10. But Reeves
Andy Burnham has said he will back sweeping changes to the electoral system to make politics “less point-scoring, more problem-solving” if he becomes prime minister. The [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) mayor
Andy Burnham is unlikely to be Elon Musk’s first pick to be prime minister of the UK. But an intervention by the US tech billionaire on behalf of a far-right offshoot of Reform
Andy Burnham wins next month’s Makerfield byelection and no other challenger emerges, Lammy insisted this was not being considered. “There will be no timetable for departure,” Lammy, who is justice secretary and deputy prime
Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection). Starmer is determined to make this announcement before then because Andy Burnham seems on course to become an MP in the early hours of Friday and at that point
Andy Burnham’s supporters had told MPs to “hold the line”, that he had a seat in parliament in his sights and that he would be a contender in any leadership contest. That was never
Andy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to the state pension age – but said he was open to the idea of giving them
Makerfield byelection. (See [12.22pm](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/01/peter-mandelson-documents-published-keir-starmer-labour-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a1d62758f08cf8299b18ed1#block-6a1d62758f08cf8299b18ed1).) Akehurst, who is not a cheerleader for the Burnham fan club, [says](https://x.com/lukeakehurst/status/2061377084597964992): > double quotation markI’m guessing this isn’t real
Andy Burnham has sought advice from Baroness Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, on how to manage a potential transition into Downing Street if he returns to Westminster and succeeds the prime
campaigned for Brexit back in 2016 now shouting from the rooftops about what a great success it has been? It’s almost as if they are ashamed of it. Nigel Farage just moans about
Andy Burnham, has talked about bringing utility companies under public control, with his supporters advocating for him to start with Thames Water if he enters Downing Street. One senior source in the environment department said
Andy Burnham’s much-anticipated return to Westminster if he wins the Makerfield byelection, the Guardian understands. 3. ***Belfast*** | Elon Musk’s X will [face no action](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/10/elon-musk-x-not-face-action-uk-government-posts-inciting-violence-belfast) to remove a mass
campaign, has intervened. As the Guardian reports, he has said that a social media ban for under-16s “must be the start, not the end” and he has compared the sector to the tobacco industry
byelection on 18 June, when the [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) mayor, Andy Burnham, is hoping to see off a challenge from Reform UK. It polled 112 Makerfield residents, who were asked six open-ended