Burnham says 'this is a final chance to change' in his victory speechpublished at 05:35 BST 19 June
Labour's Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader.
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Results coming in across Greater Manchester and eastern Cheshire
Labour win back Rochdale from George Galloway's Workers Party of Britain
Esther McVey narrowly re-elected in the traditionally safe Tory seat of Tatton
Lib Dems gain Hazel Grove from the Conservatives
Labour gains Bolton West and Leigh & Atherton from the Conservatives
Labour set to win a landslide victory, according to exit poll
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Written by Paul Burnell, Ewan Gawne & Jonny Humphries. Edited by Ian Shoesmith & Tom Mullen
Burnham says 'this is a final chance to change' in his victory speechpublished at 05:35 BST 19 June
Burnham says his win in Makerfield by-election could be turning pointpublished at 05:10 BST 19 June
05:10 BST 19 JuneThe outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes.
Read MorePolls close in Makerfield by-electionpublished at 22:00 BST 18 June
22:00 BST 18 JuneFourteen candidates dream of becoming the Greater Manchester constituency's new MP.
Read MoreIt's All Signed (with Stewart Lee)published at 01:00 BST 18 June
01:00 BST 18 JuneStewart Lee joins Armando to look at the detail, or lack thereof in the US and Iran deal.
What is a memorandum of understanding? Does the language of UFC apply to this deal? And are Shoreditch hipsters running Iran's social media campaign?
It's by-election day, and while broadcast rules prevent us from discussing the events in Makerfield, there's no rule to stop us discussing the broadcasting rules themselves. Outgoing Ofcom chair Michael Grade has been vocal about the state of broadcast journalism in the UK, so we take a close look at his recent language.
Elsewhere, we talk Ghibli Grandads, soiled underpants, and 'the Islington of the Mind'.
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Read MoreMayoral election date set for if Burnham wins Makerfieldpublished at 17:53 BST 9 June
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Read MoreBurnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contestpublished at 08:56 BST 5 June
08:56 BST 5 JuneThe Greater Manchester mayor would need to win the by-election in Makerfield to be a possible candidate.
Read MoreBy-election win-win for me, Reform candidate sayspublished at 12:50 BST 4 June
12:50 BST 4 JuneRobert Kenyon says even if he fails to get elected he would have "given two fingers to the establishment".
Read MoreFailures at home where 'drunk child attacked police'published at 09:02 BST 4 June
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Read MoreReform Makerfield candidate admits making 'crass' comments in pastpublished at 18:22 BST 2 June
18:22 BST 2 JuneRobert Kenyon says he was not involved in politics when he made remarks unearthed during the campaign.
Read MoreBy-election no stepping stone, Tory candidate sayspublished at 11:36 BST 2 June
11:36 BST 2 JuneMichael Winstanley said some Makerfield constituents felt they were being used as "political pawns".
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