Antony Green's Election Blog [Unofficial]1d ago

The Financial Review’s Inaccurate Preference Analysis

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://antonygreen.com.au/the-financial-reviews-inaccurate-preference-analysis/

Opinion | The Guardian US1d ago
‘Labour had their chance – they flopped.’ Two days in Makerfield show me the scale of Burnham’s task | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/makerfield-labour-andy-burnham-reform #MakerfieldByelection #GreaterManchester #AndyBurnham #KeirStarmer #Labour #ReformUk #Byelections #Politics #UkNews
‘Labour had their chance – they flopped.’ Two days in Makerfield show me the scale of Burnham’s task

Touring this bitterly divided constituency, what strikes you most is people want something better. But what exactly, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian4d ago
Can politicians bring calm to Belfast? – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/jun/12/can-politicians-bring-calm-to-belfast-makerfield-byelection-podcast #Politics #Belfast #NorthernIreland #MakerfieldByelection #GreaterManchester #Byelections #UkNews
Can politicians bring calm to Belfast? – podcast

Kiran Stacey and Jessica Elgot discuss the situation in Belfast, as well as what voters are saying on the doorsteps of Makerfield

The Guardian
Antony Green's Election Blog [Unofficial]6d ago

2026 – Farrer By-election – Final Count Data Released

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://antonygreen.com.au/2026-farrer-by-election-final-count-data-released/

World news | The GuardianJun 4
On the byelection campaign trail with Andy Burnham – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/jun/04/on-the-byelection-campaign-trail-with-andy-burnham-podcast #Politics #AndyBurnham #Labour #MakerfieldByelection #UkNews #GreaterManchester #England #Byelections #LabourPartyLeadership #LocalPolitics #LocalGovernment #Society
On the byelection campaign trail with Andy Burnham – podcast

Pippa Crerar joins Andy Burnham on the campaign trail in Makerfield

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 31
‘Labour have lost their way’: voters in Makerfield say it’s time for a change https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/31/labour-have-lost-their-way-voters-in-makerfield-say-its-time-for-a-change #MakerfieldByelection #Politics #UkNews #GreaterManchester #Byelections #AndyBurnham #Labour #LocalPolitics #ReformUk #GreenParty
‘Labour have lost their way’: voters in Makerfield say it’s time for a change

Andy Burnham and the Reform candidate lead the polls, but issues such as flooding and the state of the high street are main concerns locally

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 29
‘This is so pathetic’: Reform and Restore Britain lock horns in Makerfield byelection buildup https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/29/reform-uk-restore-britain-lock-horns-makerfield-byelection-buildup #ReformUk #RupertLowe #Politics #NigelFarage #UkNews #ElonMusk #Byelections #MakerfieldByelection
‘This is so pathetic’: Reform and Restore Britain lock horns in Makerfield byelection buildup

Spurred on by Elon Musk, the two rightwing parties spent the week taking potshots at each other. We look back at who hurled which insult at whom

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 28
Burnham steps back from past calls to end immigration benefits restriction https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/28/andy-burnham-immigration-benefits-policy-makerfield-labour #AndyBurnham #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Labour #MakerfieldByelection #Byelections #LabourPartyLeadership #GreaterManchester #LocalPolitics #Politics #England #UkNews
Burnham steps back from past calls to end immigration benefits restriction

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate understood to have changed stance on no recourse to public funds policy

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USMay 28
Why the Green party must run in every seat – including Makerfield – and ignore Labour demands to stand aside | Ben Smoke https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/green-party-run-makerfield-labour-demands-reform-uk #GreenParty #MakerfieldByelection #Labour #ReformUk #AndyBurnham #Byelections #Politics #UkNews #LocalPolitics
Why the Green party must run in every seat – including Makerfield – and ignore Labour demands to stand aside

Only the Greens can actually counter Reform UK – Labour is out of touch, says the freelance journalist Ben Smoke

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 26
Carol Vorderman demands apology from Reform candidate over ‘disgusting comments’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/carol-vorderman-demands-apology-reform-candidate-robert-kenyon #ReformUk #MakerfieldByelection #Politics #GreaterManchester #UkNews #CarolVorderman #Women #Society #Byelections
Carol Vorderman demands apology from Reform candidate over ‘disgusting comments’

Broadcaster describes Robert Kenyon, who is standing in Makerfield byelection, as a misogynist and a ‘cowardly man’

The Guardian