Farage has gone into 'witness protection' | Matt Frei on LBC

Labour grandee Alan Johnson has said Keir Starmer "knows it's over" and should step aside after Andy Burnham's thumping victory in the Makerfield by-election.

It comes after Mr Burnham secured a 9,231 majority and a 54.8 per cent share of the vote in the Makerfield by-election, piling mounting pressure on a beleaguered PM whose future now hangs in the balance.

Asked what advice he would give the PM, whose future is more perilous than ever as allies of Mr Burnham call for him to step aside, Mr Johnson told Marr: '"I would say it is over Keir. And listen, he is a bright guy, he knows it is over."

But Keir Starmer isn't the only person who had a very bad night during the by-election, Reform underperformed massively based on pollster's expectations.

Matt Frei thinks he's noticed something strange about Farage's campaign. He puts his theory the Reform councillor George Madgwick.

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