Starmer rival wins key UK by-election

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Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham has won a historic by-election, securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Burnham, a former government minister who has been Greater Manchester mayor since 2017, ensured his return to parliament on Friday by emphatically beating the hard-right Reform UK party's candidate in the