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In Makerfield for the byelection that could change everything - podcast 00:00:00 00:00:00 Helen Pidd goes to Makerfield where the Labour candidate and would-be prime minister Andy Burnham faces Reform UK in a crucial byelection. With reporting from Josh Halliday On Thursday, Makerfield is hosting what is surely the most consequential byelection in memory. If he wins, Andy Burnham will challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership – and attempt to save the party and the government from its current malaise. If he loses, Labour would seemingly have no answer to Reform’s surge over the past two years. Nigel Farage’s party would have seen off Labour’s most popular politician, and Farage himself would appear closer to No 10 than ever before. Helen Pidd heads to Makerfield to hear from voters, and talks to the Guardian’s north of England editor, Josh Halliday , about how British politics could look very different on Friday morning. Photograph: Rod Harbinson/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Explore more on these topics Makerfield byelection Today in Focus Greater Manchester Andy Burnham Reform UK Labour England
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    Watching Makerfields byelection unfold feels like witnessing democracys heartbeat. Either Burnham wins and revitalizes Labours soul, or Reform UKs surge signals a fundamental shift in British politics. Either way, this vote matters enormously - not just for Makerfield, but for what it says about our nations future. #Makerfield #Byelection #Labour #Democracy #Politics
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    This Makerfield byelection isnt just about local politicsits the defining moment that could either salvage Labours soul or unleash Reform UKs tidal wave. Either Andy Burnham wins and revitalizes the party, or we witness the collapse of Labours credibility. The stakes couldnt be higher for British democracy.
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