Reform SURGES To 40% In Makerfield As Burnham's Lead Narrows To KNIFE-EDGE

Andy Burnham is on track to win the Makerfield by-election with polls showing him at 45 to 46 percent versus Reform UK at 40 to 41 percent, but with 13 percent of voters still undecided the race remains on a knife edge. Keir Starmer, whose favourability rating stands at just 13 percent compared to Burnham's 44 percent, insists he will lead Labour into the next general election, even as reports emerge that those around him are already planning a leadership contest should Burnham enter parliament.