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Guido Fawkes16 Jun 2026

TWO Days to Go… Who Will Win the Makerfield By-Election?

Guido’s Adam Cherry headed up to Makerfield ahead of this Thursday’s historic by-election. What do voters really think? Will Andy Burnham win? Will Restore Britain cost Reform the victory? Watch the video above to find out… Subscribe to Guido on YouTube to get ALL our exclusive videos sent straight to your inbox. Never miss a…

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BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Watch: Defence spending plans fall well short, says Healey

The ex-defence secretary repeats his call for more funding in a Commons speech following his resignation.

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BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Watch: Defence spending plans fall well short, says Healey

The ex-defence secretary repeats his call for more funding in a Commons speech following his resignation.

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BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Watch: Defence spending plans fall well short, says Healey

The ex-defence secretary repeats his call for more funding in a Commons speech following his resignation.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Tactical voting by Greens and Lib Dems could be key to Labour victory in Makerfield

Left-leaning voters more willing to back Andy Burnham than Restore supporters are to vote Reform UK politics live – latest updates Tactical voting could be fundamental to a Labour victory in Makerfield, with Green and Liberal Democrat supporters willing to back Andy Burnham to stop Reform from winning. Conversely, Reform’s main competitor for votes on the right is Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain party. Polling experts have said that current data suggests the size of their vote share is roughly s

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Who are the key figures around Andy Burnham and how could they fit in government?

With Burnham predicted to win Makerfield byelection, talk is turning to who would join him if he replaced Keir Starmer UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham looks on the brink of returning to Westminster this weekend if polls showing he is heading for victory in the Makerfield byelection are to be believed. It is now clear his intention is to seek to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister as early as possible. Talk in Westminster has turned to who could be part of setting the directio

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Makerfield voters are giving Burnham the benefit of the doubt. If he fails, the consequences will be grave | Owen Jones

Winning this byelection wouldn’t make Reform disappear. Would Burnham really have the courage needed to see them off in No 10? ‘Well, good,” says a middle-aged woman outside Boots about the prospect of millions of migrants being deported. “Because we want the country safe.” I point out that, even as immigration has risen sharply for the last two decades, by every measure – murder rates, or numbers of people admitted to hospitals because of knife attacks and assaults – violence has fallen steeply

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

UK will have to ‘dial back’ military plans without more funding, says chief of defence

Rich Knighton tells Lords committee he is ‘most concerned’ about impact on day-to-day military activities Britain will have to “dial back” on military operations and exercises in the next few years if the Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not receive extra funding from Downing Street and the Treasury, the UK’s most senior military officer has said. Rich Knighton, the chief of the defence staff, told a Lords committee that he was “most concerned” about the budgets for day-to-day activities – in his

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Rupert Talfourd-Cook: It’s not just about picking the right candidates, but training them how to campaign

Representing constituents effectively, making the case for good policy and winning the arguments that matter are not things we should leave to chance. Politics is a craft, not just a calling, and serious candidates deserve the chance to learn it properly. The post Rupert Talfourd-Cook: It’s not just about picking the right candidates, but training them how to campaign appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

I spent an evening with fans of Lotus Eaters – the hit podcast shaping Britain’s new far-right culture | Oliver Haynes

At a sold-out show in its home town, Swindon, all the bombast and conviction driving this Restore-linked outlet was there to see If I asked you to name a popular politics podcast, what would you think of? Maybe The Rest Is Politics for centrist dads. Novara Media’s Downstream for young lefties, perhaps, or Triggernometry for conservatives. While these podcasts have achieved mainstream success and recognition, the contemporary media landscape also allows fringe political shows to gain huge audien

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Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Disaster for Keir Starmer as rival Wes Streeting delivers Labour leadership update

Wes Streeting has torn into both Andy Burnham and Sir Keir Starmer as the make or break Makerfield by-election looms with Reform snapping at Labour's heels.

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Guido Fawkes16 Jun 2026

WATCH: Stamer Insists His “Doubters” Have Been “Wrong Every Time”

Starmer at the G7: “Very many times on my political journey, people have said to me, ‘It’s not possible’. They said it’s not possible to turn the Labour Party around. It’s not possible to win an election. It’s not possible, if you do win an election, to invest in your public services and stabilise the…

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