Burnham wins Makerfield, what now?
6/19/202620 min
Andy Burnham has won the historic Makerfield by-election, he's soon expected to speak to Starmer or trigger a leadership election.
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ethan Croft in Wigan.
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Anoosh Chakelian· Host0:58
The Makerfield by-election result is in, and Andy Burnham has won by quite a margin. What does this mean for Makerfield, and what does it mean for Britain? This is The Politics Show from the New Statesman. I'm Anousha Chakerian, and I'm joined by our political correspondent- Hello ... Ethan Croft, and we're here at the count.
Ethan Croft1:18
We are here at the count at ni- half past 3:00 in the morning.
Anoosh Chakelian· Host1:22
Yeah. You've had a little bit of sleep.
Ethan Croft1:23
Yeah.
Anoosh Chakelian· Host1:23
I've not had any sleep, so apologies for the quality of this conversation.
Ethan Croft1:27
[laughs] No, no, no. [laughs] We'll get through it.
Anoosh Chakelian· Host1:28
And of course, all of the very