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Starmer’s denial will not save his Labour leadership but he’ll go down fighting

Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party that wants a good communicator. Step forward Andy …

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Burnham ‘would not take a job in Starmer’s government’ if he wins Makerfield by-election

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The Independent UK

How Starmer will try and appease Burnham if he wins Makerfield by-election

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Burnham says he wants to ensure Makerfield byelection ‘changes British politics’, in eve-of-poll speech – as it happened

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Starmer’s waning influence is apparent at awkward G7 summit

British prime minister was left making small talk unsure if a meeting with Trump and Zelenskyy was going ahead

The Guardian - UK

Will ‘ordinariness’ be enough to swing the result in Makerfield?

Authenticity and the performance of ordinariness are increasingly attractive elements of a political candidate’s brand. Social media particularly can be a space to present the “no-filter self” using more casual language, posting images and videos of everyday situations and using emojis or memes – just like the average person would.

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Starmer must make plans to resign after Makerfield by-election, Streeting says

Former health secretary has ‘no doubt’ there will be a Labour leadership contest

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Mail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papers

Some titles that once backed the Tories now ‘flirting with Farage’ as they try to gauge where readers stand

The Guardian - UK

John Oliver on the Makerfield byelection: ‘Labour may never recover from the humiliation if they lose’

The host focused on the political ‘circus’ in the northern UK town as Labour’s Andy Burnham faces Reform

The Guardian - US

Starmer warns Burnham against ‘chaos’ of a leadership challenge

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he understood voters’ frustrations with him but he would not walk away from No 10.

Evening Standard

‘He understands soft power’: why Andy Burnham put music at the heart of his political identity

Oasis and Elbow have soundtracked Burnham’s byelection campaign and he got Liam Gallagher doing Manchester’s tram announcements. Will he keep banging the drum for music if he reaches Westminster?

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham ‘ups his game’ on Makerfield by-election poster wars with support from surprise celebrity

Andy Burnham has said he is “fighting on every front” ahead of the Makerfield by-election, including trying to win the “poster wars” and receiving support from a surprise celebrity.

The Independent UK

Public control of water and energy at heart of Burnham agenda, sources say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor ‘serious’ about taking over ‘essentials of life’ if he becomes PM, a move critics say could cost taxpayer billions

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Immigration falling under Labour and fake Makerfield image

A round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

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Britain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus

Ten years after the vote, our economy is battered – and our national conversation darkens by the day. Still, there is reason for hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Bookies pass verdict on Reform's by-election chances after car crash Question Time

PUNTERS have delivered their verdict on Reform’s car crash Question Time appearance as bookies revised the odds on them winning the Makerfield…

The Guardian - UK

It’s a washout: fighters pull their punches in Question Time’s Makerfield match-off

Andy Burnham takes round one of the big byelection bout while Reform’s Rob Kenyon takes aim at himself

The Independent UK

Voices: Who won the Makerfield by-election TV debate, Andy Burnham or Robert Kenyon? Plus, have your say

COMMENT: Our writers weigh in on whether Reform or Labour came out on top in the BBC Question Time debate – tell us what you thought below

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Burnham says religious knife laws ‘needs to be looked at’ after Henry Nowak murder

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Wes Streeting casts off ‘Blairite’ image with scathing attack on Tony Blair

The former health secretary and Labour leadership hopeful has attacked Sir Tony Blair’s 5,600-word essay for failing to mention ‘inequality’ – and has taken a side swipe over the Iraq war

The Guardian - UK

Greens to run scaled-back campaign in Makerfield byelection in potential boost for Burnham

Exclusive: Party expected to focus on Greater Manchester mayoralty election if Burnham returned to parliament

The Guardian - UK

UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could call new PM a ‘usurper’ – and seek to replace him

The Independent UK

Reform’s by-election candidate didn’t vote for Brexit, unearthed posts suggest

Robert Kenyon has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over a series of resurfaced social media posts

The Independent UK

Green Party selects Sarah Wakefield for Makerfield by-election after controversy

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The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk retweet signals rightwing split that could help Andy Burnham in Makerfield

Restore Britain, set up by the former Reform MP Rupert Lowe, appears to be taking some support from Nigel Farage

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