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The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Reform’s by-election candidate didn’t vote for Brexit, unearthed posts suggest

Robert Kenyon has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over a series of resurfaced social media posts

The Independent UK

Left-wing Labour candidate 'could stand against Andy Burnham' in leadership challenge

LEFT-WING Labour MPs are considering standing a candidate against Andy Burnham in a future leadership contest over concerns about the Greater…

The National (Scotland)

Green party announce new candidate for Makerfield byelection

Sarah Wakefield, Manchester city councillor, to stand for party after initial candidate withdrew

The Guardian - UK

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Jess Phillips predicts Starmer will be ousted regardless of Makerfield by-election result

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The Independent UK

Carol Vorderman demands apology from Reform candidate for ‘abuse online’

Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Labour’s Andy Burnham, used a now-deleted X account to support an offensive post about the TV star.

Evening Standard

Ian McEwan says pessimism ‘a bigger problem than climate change’

Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’

The Guardian - UK

‘Women can’t ref, drive or give directions’: Reform candidate sexism row deepens as more ‘degrading’ posts resurface

Exclusive: An account linked to Robert Kenyon claimed ‘English women just walk around with their fat bellies and odd shapes pushing a pram at 16’

The Independent UK

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A trick to master the nine times table

Brief letters: Fear of maths | Calculation tip | Idea for Andy Burnham | Repair cafes | A wipeable wall chart

The Guardian - UK

Here is Andy Burnham’s route to save Labour: a new manifesto, a new election and electoral reform

Proportional representation can rescue Britain’s warped politics. It could stop Nigel Farage arriving at No 10 with less than 30% of the vote, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour has never had a female leader as ‘it’s a bit sexist’, says Jess Phillips

Former minister also tells Hay festival that the UK’s female leaders have not necessarily made things better for women

The Guardian - UK

Green MP insists party will still stand in Makerfield despite calls from senior members to step aside

Senior Green Party members called on the party to withdraw from the crucial by-election

The Independent UK

Starmer will still face leadership contest if Burnham loses by-election, Jess Phillips says

The mayor of Greater Manchester may be the favourite to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister if he wins in Makerfield but that by-election is no sure thing

The Independent UK

Farage warns Elon Musk over interfering in Makerfield by-election

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The Independent UK

Elon Musk retweet signals rightwing split that could help Andy Burnham in Makerfield

Restore Britain, set up by the former Reform MP Rupert Lowe, appears to be taking some support from Nigel Farage

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The Independent UK

Farage hits out at Elon Musk over support for Reform rival Restore UK in Makerfield byelection

Nigel Farage leader warned the Tesla boss will ‘split the right’ after he backed Rupert Lowe’s party

The Independent UK

Reform MP admits by-election candidate’s Carol Vorderman post is ‘inappropriate’

Reform’s Makerfield by-election candidate appears to have backed an offensive social media post about the broadcaster

Evening Standard

Reform MP calls by-election candidate’s Carol Vorderman post ‘inappropriate’

Reform’s Makerfield by-election candidate Robert Kenyon appears to have backed an offensive social media post about the broadcaster.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Why public patience with privatisation has finally run out

In today’s newsletter: Decades after the great privatisation experiment, voters are questioning who utilities really serve, and Labour’s cautious approach is wearing thin

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Evening Standard

The King of the North needs a lesson from the City before ever entering No 10

Andy Burnham’s vision for nationalisation exposes the gap between ambition and affordability with the bond markets quietly deciding what’s really achievable, writes Chris Blackhurst

Evening Standard

Farage and Lowe feud over Musk’s support as Makerfield contest looms

The Tesla boss posted a series of messages backing Restore Britain on his social media platform X.

The Economic Times

UK PM Keir Starmer facing political litmus test. Here's who could replace incumbent Prime Minister

Politics in UK: Home to nearly 80,000 people, Makerfield sits in Labour's traditional "red wall" former industrial heartlands increasingly deserting the party.

The National (Scotland)

Carol Vorderman issues challenge to Reform UK after 'disgusting' post about her

REFORM UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election is a “cowardly misogynist” and an “online abuser”, broadcaster Carol Vorderman has…

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK defend candidate who called abortion 'cowardly act of murder'

Reform UK have defended a by-election candidate who called abortion a “cowardly act of murdering a defenceless baby” and suggested that women…

The Independent UK

Burnham ‘seeks advice’ from Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray for potential government

Sue Gray resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in 2024

The National (Scotland)

Labour to win key by-election as far-right party splits Reform vote, poll predicts

LABOUR’S Andy Burnham may win a crucial Westminster by-election thanks to a far-right party taking votes from Reform UK, polling has suggested ...

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