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Andy Burnham found a potential seat, meaning that, if Burnham can win the byelection, a leadership challenge has not been averted, just postponed. We don’t have any byelection polling from Makerfield yet. But last
byelection where [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham), the party’s leftwing hope for prime minister, will have to demonstrate he can win over Reform UK voters on migration, and the bond markets on fiscal rules
byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) earlier this week, and is widely expected to seek to run for the party leadership if he wins the seat, either by challenging Keir Starmer or persuading him to step down
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’s Reform
opponents in the party, who claimed it was more evidence of his lack of political touch and bravery. The prime minister has maintained a low-profile since. It might be that he had been advised
Andy Burnham and others in a leadership race to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. Streeting will announce a plan to loosen immigration restrictions in order to “attract the best and the brightest minds from