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Makerfield By-Election Special: How Andy Burnham Defeated Reform UK

Top pollster Peter Kellner talks to Byline Times about why the polls and pundits got it so wrong in Makerfield

The Byline Times Podcast spoke this morning to top pollster Peter Kellner about Andy Burnham’s huge by-election victory in Makerfield.

Kellner was almost alone among the experts in foreseeing that Burnham was on course for a big victory against Reform in this contest.

He talks about what the pollsters got wrong and why Reform and Nigel Farage could now be in big electoral trouble.

You can watch the whole interview (including some early technical problems) by clicking on the above video.

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