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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T01:06:08.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Just hours after Andy Burnham announced he would stand as the MP for Makerfield amid Labour's leadership turmoil, residents in Ashton-in-Makerfield gave their verdicts – and opinions were sharply divided",
  "title": "'It's going to be close' - On the streets of Ashton-in-Makerfield as by-election announced"
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