Kevin Maguire: Farage under pressure after Reform's by-election loss as Burnham rises
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Kevin Maguire
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A scathing opinion piece about Nigel Farage following Reform UK's loss in the Makerfield by-election. The author portrays Farage as a desperate figure facing scrutiny over a secret £5 million donation from a Thai donor, while Andy Burnham is positioned as a rising Labour figure who defeated Farage's party and proposes to economically "rewire" Britain. The piece is highly critical of Farage and supportive of Labour's prospects.
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· 3 pulledThe hunter is now the hunted and haunted, bad-tempered Nigel Farage a desperate man on the run.
Greedily, sneakily pocketing a fortune is one answer.
Andy Burnham, Labour's Prime Minister-in-waiting explaining how he'd economically 'rewire' Britain after thrashing the Hard-Right leader in Makerfield
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