Andy Burnham clears path to challenge Starmer with UK by-election win | ABC NEWS

British Labour party candidate Andy Burnham has moved one step closer to challenging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the top job. The former MP won a crucial by-election for the constituency of Makerfield in England's north, paving the path for his return to parliament. Burnham's main opponent in the contest was Robert Kenyon, who was running for the right-wing, populist Reform UK party. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-by-election-and-could-become-pm/106811168 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia