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Makerfield, Burnham and the Labour knife-edge: a by-election becomes a referendum on Starmer

Polls closed in Makerfield on the evening of 18 June 2026 with Andy Burnham openly positioning the contest as the start of a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer — and Labour's own MPs already dividing over the result.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·18 Jun 2026·Live on the wire ↗
Polls closed in Makerfield on the evening of 18 June 2026 with Andy Burnham openly positioning the contest as the start of a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer — and Labour's own MPs already dividing over the result.
Polls closed in Makerfield on the evening of 18 June 2026 with Andy Burnham openly positioning the contest as the start of a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer — and Labour's own MPs already dividing over the result. x.com / Photography

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