Farage blames Makerfield defeat on anti-Starmer votes
Summary
Nigel Farage said his party, Reform UK, lost the Makerfield by-election mainly because voters wanted to remove Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate and Greater Manchester mayor, won the seat with a bigger majority, while a new party called Restore Britain came in third.Key Facts
- Reform UK aimed to defeat Andy Burnham in Makerfield but lost by over 9,000 votes.
- Farage said voters supported Burnham to try to oust Starmer as Labour leader.
- Restore Britain, a new party started in March, got about 7% of the Makerfield vote.
- Reform UK lost some votes to Restore Britain, which promises strict immigration policies.
- Andy Burnham is expected to challenge Starmer for Labour leadership and Prime Minister.
- Reform UK had planned policies like banning non-British nationals from social housing.
- Restore Britain's result marks its first national-level election contest.
- The by-election was one of three held on the same day in the UK.
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