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Revealed: Andy Burnham’s route to victory

Politico EU Thursday 24 September 2026, 07:05 UTC By Anne McElvoy, Sam Coates 62 min read
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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News Is the Burnham bounce starting to show? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy dig into a mega poll projecting Labour as the largest party at the next general election – but still 85 seats short of a Commons majority. What do these numbers mean for Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage?

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Is the Burnham bounce starting to show?

Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy dig into a mega poll projecting Labour as the largest party at the next general election – but still 85 seats short of a Commons majority.

What do these numbers mean for Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage?

And how could a split on the right of British politics help Labour keep the keys to Number 10?

Plus, has Tony Blair’s call to rejoin the EU made things awkward for the prime minister ahead of the Labour conference in Liverpool?

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