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Makerfield byelection: Burnham’s decisive win intensifies pressure on Starmer to step aside – UK politics
byelection in Makerfield that could determine Keir Starmer’s future – UK politics live From Hello
UK politics. **Andy Burnham is set to officially launch his campaign as the Labour candidate in the Makerfield byelection
UK politics live Good morning. Andy Burnham seems to be [on course to win the Makerfield byelection
UK’s Robert Kenyon in next month’s crucial [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) in a clash that could change the course of British politics
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 UK
political history, and is expected to be held on 30 July. The Makerfield byelection was triggered when [Josh Simons](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/who-is-josh-simons-labour-mp-andy-burnham), the then Labour MP, [agreed to stand down](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/labour-mp-to-stand-down-to-allow-burnham-run-for-byelection-amid-leadership-row) last month
UK politics live From Good morning. The most interesting event of the day may well turn out to be one taking place late tonight, when **Andy Burnham**, the Labour candidate for Makerfield and potential next
byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) and then a leadership contest to No 10. He said he believed in “a different type of politics – a politics that is more place first rather than party first”, adding: “Where
politically shunned. Farage’s decision to take part comes against a backdrop of Reform UK [losing support to the right](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/29/reform-uk-restore-britain-lock-horns-makerfield-byelection-buildup) in the Makerfield byelection
UK politics*** | Keir Starmer’s closest aides [are “war-gaming” how](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/10/keir-starmer-aides-war-gaming-over-leadership-contest-with-andy-burnham) to win a leadership contest ahead of Andy Burnham’s much-anticipated return to Westminster if he wins the Makerfield byelection
Makerfield marks the second byelection loss in a row for [Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) this year, and the first facing competition from Restore Britain, the newly formed hardline party that advocates mass deportations
UK should seek to rejoin the EU](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/17/culture-secretary-lisa-nandy-says-wes-streeting-rejoin-eu-call-odd). The outcome of the byelection is likely to determine not only the immediate political future of Keir Starmer, whom Burnham has pledged to challenge
Makerfield where the Labour candidate and would-be prime minister Andy Burnham faces Reform UK [in a crucial byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jun/15/in-makerfield-for-the-byelection-that-could-change-everything-podcast), and talks to the Guardian’s north of England editor, **Josh Halliday**, about
UK politics live Good morning. **Keir Starmer** is still in France for the G7 summit but – as Margaret Thatcher discovered on a trip to Paris in November 1990 – acting as a statesman on the world
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
UK candidate in Makerfield, posted this [on social media](https://x.com/RobKenyonReform/status/2061205444685701194) about the new logo unveiled by Andy Burnham. (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).) > double quotation markAndy wants to change Labour. I want
political opponent. But in this case, the traditionally Conservative-supporting title was not targeting Labour. The party in its crosshairs was Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, the vehemently rightwing outfit that regards Nigel Farage
political row over whether the UK government is spending enough to keep Britain safe and fulfil its international commitments broke into the public sphere with the resignation of defence minister John Healey last Thursday
UK was on a path towards the “poisonous” politics of the US under the current Labour leadership. During a campaign speech on Saturday, the mayor of Greater Manchester said discourse was becoming more polarised