It’s the day after Josh Simons stepped down as MP and every journalist and their mum is in Makerfield, where Andy Burnham will likely soon be standing in a by-election. In the constituency’s busiest town,

IT is the seat that could define who Britain’s next Prime Minister will be – but residents have warned Andy Burnham they are no “stepping stone”. Covering Wigan, Hindley

Andy Burnham has announced his intention to stand in the Makerfield by-election but Reform vow to "throw everything at it"

Now that Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham have both effectively thrown their hats into the ring for a possible Labour leadership contest, their allies have been making the case for their man to replace Keir Starmer.

Andy Burnham has confirmed he will be running for a Labour leadership bid in order to 'save the party'. The Greater Manchester Mayor will run for the constituency seat in Makerfield as a first step to the leadership bid,

It’s rare for any political event to live up to the hype. But next month’s Makerfield by-election will be as huge in its consequences as the hype has it. If Andy Burnham wins, he will – let’s not

Andy Burnham has claimed he is focused on winning a seat in Parliament, rather than ousting Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.But the Mayor of Greater Manchester also said he was prepared to “fight to the highest level” if he is successful in contesting and then winning the Makerfield by-election,