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impact on the prime minister’s future, given that the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, is hoping to win the Makerfield byelection on Thursday on a promise to challenge the prime minister if elected
win the next election with Burnham as leader, but not with Starmer as leader.** Here are the figures. These are perhaps the most important findings in the whole report.  to argue the Labour government had "no coherent plan" for the country and had introduced policies that had held back business
Burnham [win the Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/andy-burnham-makerfield-byelection-labour) next week. Carns said on Friday that he respected the prime minister, but painted a picture of a leader that was unable to settle disputes within
Starmer has not yet congratulated Andy Burnham on his byelection victory (to be fair – he may well be asleep), but **Kirk Watson**, the Democratic mayor of Austin in Texas, has posted [a message](https://x.com
winning 49.8% of the area's vote compared to Labour's 24.3%. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/getty_6a0f3e9174-1779383953.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, campaigns door to door
impact of leaving the EU? A wall of silence. I remember going to a press conference on the morning of 24 June at the Vote Leave headquarters. The event started half an hour late
Starmer’s political authority has been perhaps fatally undermined over the last two weeks after Labour’s devastating election results, with Streeting’s departure from the cabinet and Burnham’s selection to fight the Makerfield
impact assessment describes what would happen if a third runway was built without any mitigations being put in place – mitigations we are actively working to implement. “We know communities around Heathrow have legitimate concerns about
Burnham. Photograph: Paul Ellis/Reuters Less than two years ago, [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) swept to a remarkable victory in the 2024 general election, winning an enormous majority on the promise of change and accountability
Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/04/i-wouldnt-flinch-burnham-on-social-care-markets-brexit-and-the-prospect-of-a-general-election) is expected to continue with the government’s approach on workers’ rights if he wins next week’s [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/03/cost-of-living-and-high-streets-among-top-priorities-for-makerfield-voters-poll-shows) and supplants Keir Starmer as Labour leader. Ministers
win a seat in the Holborn and Covent Garden ward, losing out to the Greens, although the Greens appeared disappointed not to be able to eat into Starmer’s old local ward of Kentish Town
Burnham overcome that deep disillusionment with the political system? Or will Nigel Farage’s hard right Reform UK party tap into the anger at “two tier” Britain and eject center-left Labour from a seat
wins. He said in a statement that he was humbled to have been selected and promised to put the spotlight on what he said were neglected parts of the UK such as Makerfield. Announcing Kenyon
Starmer- particularly as Burnham has been touted as the party’s “soft left” candidate, though many would struggle to define what that even means these days. **What does the result mean for Reform?** This
Burnham, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner all claim their candidate has the necessary support to force a vote. But it may be that MPs who pledge their
win, it will be despite a huge increase in the amount of hostile, fake news about him circulating on local Facebook groups. This has been documented in [a report out today](https://www.smf.co.uk/fake-news-quadruples-in-makerfield-social-media-groups-ahead-of-by-election-smf-finds/)
Burnham would also need the approval of Labour's ruling body, the National Executive – the composition of which could move in his favour this summer. But one MP's analysis would have convinced Sir Keir
Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, [warning that the party’s](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-labour-abandon-net-zero-support-donald-trump) “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely