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Why a U.K. By-Election in Makerfield Could Topple Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is running for a seat in Parliament. It’s a vital step in a campaign to oust his party colleague Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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Andy Burnham launching his special election campaign last month. He was a member of Parliament for more than a decade before becoming mayor of Greater Manchester.
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Vance Blames Migrant ‘Invasion’ for UK Stabbing

British officials accused Vice President JD Vance of trying to “stir up division” in his comments on the murder of Henry Nowak, whose killer was sentenced to life in prison last week.

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Tributes for Henry Nowak outside the Portswood Police Station in Southampton, southern England, last week.
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