What's happening on the ground in the Makerfield by-election campaign? | BBC Newscast

Chris tells Adam what it was like meeting Robert Kenyon, the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election and how he and Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate have responded to challenges about their track records on different key issues.

They discuss the ongoing reaction to some of Robert Kenyon's previous comments about women and whether Andy Burnham's campaign message of “Change Labour. Keep The Faith” is cutting through with voters.

Plus how have the Conservative, Lib Dem and Green party candidates faired in the Radio Manchester hot seat?

They're joined by Sarah Lester from the Manchester Evening News and Kevin Fitzpatrick

A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o

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00:00 Intro and who's on the pod 00:00:31 The mood in Makerfield 00:01:30 Chris speaks to Reform's Robert Kenyon 00:06:01 Old tweets and the impact on the campaign 00:10:39 What Reform is campaigning on locally 00:17:10 Burnham scrutiny and his PM ambitions 00:23:02 Is Burnham in it for the long term? 00:31:04 Other candidates and their pitches 00:37:00 Why this by-election matters nationally