The candidates in the Makerfield by-election may have been campaigning relentlessly on local issues like flooding, policing and housing, but has there ever been a by-election with more national significance?
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Labour candidate Andy Burnham has made it clear that if he wins, he wants to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. And polls now indicate that the contest is a two horse race between him and Reform UK.
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