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UK candidate in the upcoming [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) for “disgusting comments” he made about her on social media in the past. The broadcaster and former Countdown numbers expert described Robert Kenyon, who Reform
Makerfield byelection on Thursday. Starmer’s team wanted to focus on the prime minister’s international presence, but the drama at home could not be avoided. The prime minister took time away from his international
Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) little more than a week away, and with it the possible return to Westminster of Andy Burnham, there is a sense that Keir Starmer is entering his own legacy period
UK’s [all-time temperature record](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/uk-heat-may-temperature-record-weather) for May, with scorching highs of close to 35C. ## In depth: ‘Putin has broken the unwritten contract he had with the population’ ![Russian president Vladimir Putin