How Restore Britain might be about to make Andy Burnham the next PM
Tomorrow, voters in the Makerfield constituency head to the polls for one of the most unusual and consequential by-elections in modern history.
That is because Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham is standing for Labour, and is expected to launch a direct challenge to the Prime Minister should he win.
But will he win? Makerfield by-election polls suggest a tight two-horse race between Reform UK’s candidate Robert Kenyon and Labour candidate Andy Burnham.
But there is another party changing the race: Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, and its candidate Rebecca Shepherd. If they perform well in the by-election on Thursday, it could benefit Andy Burnham more than anyone.
Here we take a look at who Restore Britain are, what they believe in, and why they are clashing with Nigel Farage and Reform UK despite coming from a similar wing of politics.
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2 comments
Restore is the way to go, to reform just say no.
No difference between Starmer or Burnham and they wont call an election anyway
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