A few weeks ago we predicted that Andy Burnham would defy the predictions of many experts and win this week’s Ashton-in-Makerfield by-election by a comfortable margin.

In this emergency podcast, Alan and Jem  discuss the implications of Burnham’s crushing victory over the far right in yesterday’s historic by-election. Featuring a thrilling blow-by-blow account of Jem’s trip to the constituency and an extended set of speculations on what a Burnham government might try to do. 

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