{"id":346058,"date":"2026-05-23T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-launches-his-election-campaign-in-makerfield\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:00:19","slug":"andy-burnham-launches-his-election-campaign-in-makerfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-launches-his-election-campaign-in-makerfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Burnham launches his election campaign in Makerfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gi0qnW4pqr0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Burnham launches his election campaign in Makerfield\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gi0qnW4pqr0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham has promised that a vote for him in the upcoming Makerfield by-election is a &quot;vote to change Labour&quot; as he launched his election campaign on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Greater Manchester mayor said Labour &quot;need to be better than we have been&quot; and promised to give voters &quot;the party back they used to know&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Burnham is widely seen as Sir Keir Starmer&#8217;s main rival for a leadership challenge, although Burnham&#8217;s allies suggest that he may not launch a bid to lead immediately if he is successful in his attempt to return to Westminster.<\/p>\n<p>In his launch speech, Burnham stressed that there is &quot;space to be more radical&quot; within Labour&#8217;s 2024 manifesto, including building more council houses and rail renationalisation.<\/p>\n<p>Burnham insisted that the voters of Makerfield would get &quot;the party back they used to know&quot;. He promised he was not offering \u201cmore of the same\u201d and that, \u201cthis is a change by-election. Politics in this country, British politics, is tired.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Polls suggest that Andy Burnham will boost the party&#8217;s chance of holding the seat, but it could still prove a tough contest against Reform UK.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour MP, Josh Simons, who stood down to allow for Burnham to run, won in 2024 by 5,399 votes, while Reform comfortably won every ward in the constituency at this month\u2019s local elections.<\/p>\n<p>The current list of candidates is:<br \/>\n\u2022 Liberal Democrats &#8211; Jake Austin<br \/>\n\u2022 Labour &#8211; Andy Burnham<br \/>\n\u2022 Monster Raving Loony Party &#8211; Alan &#8216;Howlin&#8217; Laud Hope<br \/>\n\u2022 Restore Britain &#8211; Rebecca Shepherd<br \/>\n\u2022 Conservatives &#8211; Michael Winstanley<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham has promised that a vote for him in the upcoming Makerfield by-election is a &quot;vote to change Labour&quot; as he launched his election campaign on Friday. 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