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  "path": "/2026/06/20/andy-burnham-needed-a-big-win-the-makerfield-result-means-labour-might-have-reason-to-hope/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T01:27:01.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "COMMENT",
    "Andy Burnham",
    "Makerfield By-Election",
    "Keir Starmer",
    "Labour Party",
    "Reform UK",
    "Nigel Farage",
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  "textContent": "Andy Burnham’s Makerfield victory offers Labour a possible route out of crisis while exposing Reform UK’s limits and deepening pressure on Keir Starmer.",
  "title": "Andy Burnham needed a big win. The Makerfield result means Labour might have reason to hope"
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