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11 days ago

Andy Burnham may not really be the king of the North, but after his oratorical performance throughout the Makerfield by-election he can certainly claim to be king of the cliches.
Over the next 48 hours Andy Burnham will not bask in his victory, but disappear from view. What he needs to prepare for is the fact he is about to become Britain's next prime minister.

Andy Burnham begins his march on Westminster - and Downing Street - as he WINS Makerfield by-election with his allies demanding Keir Starmer now agrees to hand over power to Labour's 'King of the North'

The Greater Manchester mayor was declared the constituency's new MP in the early hours of Friday, as he defeated his Reform UK rival to bring an end to his 9-year hiatus from the House of Commons.

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