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Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by‑election in a decisive victory, securing a parliamentary seat and opening a route to challenge Labour leader Keir Starmer.

Keir Starmer
Labour Party
1. We should relish the opportunity to take the fight to Reform and give them a hiding in Manchester.
2. There isn't a leadership contest at the moment. I don't think that's a good thing for the country to plunge us into chaos…
3. Voters chose Labour's campaign of hope and optimism over division and hate.
4. I want him to have a big role in government.
5. We won a significant general election result in 2024, with a mandate to bring about change. I'm not going to walk away from that.
Andy Burnham
Labour Party
1. What we've built in Greater Manchester needs to go national.
2. But it is a chance now, from this result tonight, to build a new politics based on unity and hope, turning away from the path that takes us to a divided, dark politics of the kind we see in the United States.
3. This is what people said directly to me on the hundreds of doorsteps that I stood on. We must hear it, we must act upon it, and we must get it right. There will be no second chance.
4. In this campaign, we have begun to answer that, but I do say to my own party, this is a final chance to change.
5. When this borough went to the polls in May, it made a loud cry for change.
6. This result will bring about a country that works fairly for everywhere and for everybody.
7. Everyone knows that politics isn't working. Everyone can feel that the country isn't where it should be. Tonight could just be the turning point.
8. A Makerfield test at the heart of British politics will ensure that the places Westminster has neglected will now get fairness.
9. Everyone can feel that the country isn't where it should be. Tonight could, just could, be the turning point.
Louise Haigh
Labor Party
1. I'm really hopeful the prime minister and Andy can come to an agreement.
2. Andy won't be doing anything rash or hasty.
Patrick English
YouGov UK
1. Andy Burnham has managed to not let the national picture and his national ambitions dominate the by-election there.
John McTernan
1. Leaders either inspire you, or they slightly depress you.
2. He's just optimistic and happy and seems to enjoy being a politician.
Rob Ford
University of Manchester
1. The narrative he can bring is, 'No one else could have won that seat. I won that. I bring something unique. I bring an ability to renew our appeal.

Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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