EXPLAINED: Polls open in makerfield by election which could determine starmers future | Rare Historical Photos

Polls have opened in Makerfield, where voters are set to take part in what could be one of the most consequential by-elections in British political history.

Andy Burnham, who is standing as Labour’s candidate in the Greater Manchester constituency with the hope of returning to Parliament to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, urged people to “vote to change politics” and vowed to take the “fight as high as I can possibly take it”.