{"id":345860,"date":"2026-05-22T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-makerfield-by-election-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:00:23","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-makerfield-by-election-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-makerfield-by-election-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Makerfield by-election | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ayGxid5Jufg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Everything you need to know about Makerfield by-election | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ayGxid5Jufg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Makerfield by-election has been confirmed for June 18th 2026, and this is the first episode in a new mini-series following the contest as it gets underway. <\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Luke Tryl, director of More in Common UK, and Kevin Fitzpatrick, political reporter for BBC Radio Manchester, to delve deeper into Makerfield, and to look at how the race is shaping up with the candidates who have been announced so far. <\/p>\n<p>A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available on the BBC News website.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Makerfield by-election has been confirmed for June 18th 2026, and this is the first episode in a new mini-series following the contest as it gets underway. 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