Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has cruised to victory in a high-stakes by-election in northern England, paving the way for him to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and the United Kingdom.
Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull joins live from the polling centre in Wigan, northern England.
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Andy Burnham wins key UK by-election, paving way to challenge Keir Starmer
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