Where this storyline stands
Labour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton vote Voting has begun in the biggest byelection in British political history, with more than 2 million people eligible to choose Andy Burnham’s successor as Greater Manchester mayor. In normal times, such a large and politically significant byelection would have dominated the headlin
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- 01How it started01 — How it started
Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics
What happened
Labour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton vote Voting has begun in the biggest byelection in British political history, with more than 2 million people eligible to ch Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics
Why it matters
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