by Theleaders | June 19, 2026 10:57 am
WIGAN (England), June 19 — Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham will return to Britain’s parliament after winning an election in the north of England today, removing a key obstacle to a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Burnham, who is widely seen as the most likely contender to succeed Starmer as Labour leader, won the Makerfield seat. The candidate for Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK party came second.
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