Newscast – By-Electioncast: Can Restoring Britain Help Andy Burnham Win?

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Paddy is back from holiday and from Ashton-in-Makersfield. He joins Laura to discuss new polls that suggest Rupert Lowe’s reinstatement could steal enough votes from Reform UK to help Britain beat Andy Burnham. Luke Traill is joined by Joe Pike from More Common – the pollsters behind the study – who also sat in on the focus group they ran. More information on the full list of candidates and installations for the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o You can now listen to the Newscast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenters were Laura Kuensberg and Paddy O’Connell. Produced by Chris Flynn. The social producer was James Westgate. The technical producer was Frank McWeeny. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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