BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Tories pick themselves up off the floor with unexpected Scottish by-election win
The Conservatives secured a comfortable victory over the SNP in Aberdeen South after throwing everything at the seat.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Farage blames Makerfield defeat on anti-Starmer votes
The Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with his party's performance in the key by-election.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
How does a Labour leadership contest work?
Matt Chorley explains what might happen now that Andy Burham has won a seat back in Parliament.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
I will stand if there's a leadership contest - PM
I will run, I will stand if there's a leadership contest - PM
BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Labour minister responds to Burnham win
Housing minister Steve Reed recalled previous Conservative leadership contests.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
The moment Andy Burnham won Makerfield by-election
Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Who is Andy Burnham? Returning MP who wants to be prime minister
The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader following his return to Westminster.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Only Andy Burnham could beat us in Makerfield, Reform UK board member says
Reform UK's Dan Barker claimed his party would have beat "any other [Labour] candidate"
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Watch: Andy Burnham delivers victory speech
Andy Burnham delivers his victory speech after Makerfiled by-election.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Chris Mason: Burnham's emphatic win leaves Starmer and Labour MPs with big decision
The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Andy Burnham's win means change at the top for Greater Manchester
Burnham victory in Makerfield means Greater Manchester must find a new regional mayor.