The host focused on the political ‘circus’ in the northern UK town as Labour’s Andy Burnham faces Reform
On Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host focused on the upcoming UK byelections and the decisive role that Makerfield could play in the race.
As a relatively small area between Manchester and Liverpool in northern England, it’s rare that Makerfield is in the global spotlight – with the exception of the Wallace and Gromit films (the animated comedy duo live in the area’s town of Wigan).
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