‘Hugely significant’: biggest ever byelection will test nation’s mood – and Burnham’s credentials

Andy Burnham just became prime minister—and he's vacating his job as Greater Manchester mayor. The race to replace him involves two million voters and could be Britain's most consequential mayoral election in years. Here's the stakes: it will show whether Labour can hold back Reform UK in a region that should be solidly Labour. According to The Guardian, this mayoral race may actually reveal more about the nation's political mood than Burnham's own historic promotion.

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