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Xander Elliards

Labour to win key by-election as far-right party splits Reform vote, poll predicts

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will be hoping to win the Makerfield by-election (Image: PA)

LABOUR’S Andy Burnham may win a crucial Westminster by-election thanks to a far-right party taking votes from Reform UK, polling has suggested.

Voters in Makerfield will go to the polls to elect a new MP on June 18 – the same day as two by-elections in Scotland – and Burnham is hoping to win a seat in the Commons in order to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.

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