It won’t be long until the voters of Makerfield will have collectively solved one political conundrum only to create another. If, as seems likely, they elect Andy Burnham to represent their constituency, voting Labour could also oust a sitting Labour prime minister.
As recently as the round of local elections last month, it was Reform UK who campaigned on the slogan “Vote Reform. Get Starmer Out”. Now, not so subtly, Mr Burnham has given them a bizarre alternative: “Vote Labour. Get Starmer Out.”
