True. But if Burnham can't win there (presuming the NEC give him the nod and the local party select him) then he's no good to Labour as leader anyway. #UsefulTest
This was the 2024 result in Makerfield, where Josh Simons is standing down to allow Andy Burnham to return to Parliament.
It's going to be really, really tough for Burnham to win it.
It's going to be really, really tough for Burnham to win it.
May 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
True. But if Burnham can't win there (presuming the NEC give him the nod and the local party select him) then he's no good to Labour as leader anyway. #UsefulTest
But if he does take it with a decent majority he’ll have a clear mandate …. #UsefulTest
May 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
But if he does take it with a decent majority he’ll have a clear mandate …. #UsefulTest