Andy Burnham wins 'seismic victory' in Makerfield by-election | LBC reacts

Andy Burnham has won the blockbuster Makerfield by-election - returning to Parliament with an expectation he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. The Mayor of Greater Manchester won the keenly contested by-election in Wigan - beating a challenge from Reform's Robert Kenyon. He received 24,927 votes to storm past Reform's Kenyon, who garnered 15,696 votes. The figures give Mr Burnham a stonking absolute majority. Lewis Goodall is joined by Jess Phillips and John McDonnell MP to react to the news. lewisgoodall makerfield andyburnham ukpolitics reform news uknews lbc LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup