POLITICSJun 11 · 04:15 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press

The 'King of the North' seeks a path to becoming Britain's next leader in a special election

A special election in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England, may determine the U.K.’s next prime minister as Andy Burnham of the Labour Party faces Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The contest highlights tensions over immigration and Labour’s struggling governance under Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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