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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
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
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
leadership and fall in behind Burnham, should he win the byelection, in order to secure a big job. “That’s not what motivates and drives me at all. I do think it’s inevitable that
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
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
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/)
leadership). It boils down to a more interventionist approach to the economy, the public takeover of essential assets and a serious expansion of devolution. Burnham set out some big ideas during the campaign – a decade
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
Starmer — and some even felt there was no real difference between his two-year old government and the center-right Conservatives who held power for the previous 14 years. Not one of the nine people