All eyes are on Makerfield in Greater Manchester for what looks set to be a tight by-election race between Labour’s ‘King in the North’ Andy Burnham and Reform’s ‘Local Plumber’ Robert Kenyon.
Polling gives Burnham a 5-point lead over Kenyon. It is a gap that will be infuriating Nigel Farage, given the presence of a brand new right-wing insurgency hoovering up some of Reform’s natural vote.
Host Chris Pleasance speaks to the Daily Mail's policy editor Martin Beckford about Restore Britain, the hardline party founded by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe after his explosive fallout with Nigel Farage. Then, political editor James Tapsfield breaks down what a Burnham win would mean: a fraught handover battle within Labour, mounting pressure on Keir Starmer, and a possible reckoning for reform.
Host: Chris Pleasance
Producer: John Rogers
Exec Producers: Bella Soames and Joseph Palmer
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