Labour’s Andy Burnham’s special election win could spell doom for Starmer as prime minister

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won a special election in the United Kingdom on Thursday. The Labour Party candidate defeated Rob Kenyon of the Reform U.K. party to return to Parliament in the seat for Makerfield, a small area in Greater Manchester county in northwest England. He received 24,927 votes to Kenyon’s 15,696, earning 54.8% of all votes. Burnham’s win could spell political doom for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, putting him on a path for a political clash with the immensely unpopular prime minister. Given Starmer’s political vulnerability, Burnham hinted at further political ambitions in his victory speech on Thursday.

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