Labour is fighting two different campaigns in Makerfield – POLITICO

LONDON — Britain’s Labour Party has upped its attacks in the pivotal Makerfield by-election. But its candidate, Andy Burnham, is still playing nice.

In the tight June 18 fight for the Greater Manchester seat, Burnham — who is making a dual pitch to be the local MP as well as a potential replacement for Labour’s own prime minister Keir Starmer — has been largely making an upbeat case to voters and insisting he is “just gonna talk about what I’m going to do.”

That’s in stark contrast to a central Labour campaign that’s gone heavily on the attack against its main opponent in the seat, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.