Tomorrow, voters in the Makerfield constituency head to the polls for one of the most unusual and consequential by-elections in modern history.
That is because Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham is standing for Labour, and is expected to launch a direct challenge to the Prime Minister should he win.
But will he win? Makerfield by-election polls suggest a tight two-horse race between Reform UK’s candidate Robert Kenyon and Labour candidate Andy Burnham.
But there is another party changing the race: Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, and its candidate Rebecca Shepherd. If they perform well in the by-election on Thursday, it could benefit Andy Burnham more than anyone.
Here we take a look at who Restore Britain are, what they believe in, and why they are clashing with Nigel Farage and Reform UK despite coming from a similar wing of politics.
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