Key facts
- Wes Streeting has pledged to challenge Andy Burnham for the Labour leadership.
- Streeting and Burnham are currently on good terms.
- Andy Burnham defeated Nigel Farage's Reform UK in Makerfield.
- The Conservatives won a by-election in Scotland.
Nigel Farage is facing a narrative shift after Andy Burnham defeated his Reform UK party in Makerfield and the Conservatives secured a by-election victory in Scotland. Concurrently, Wes Streeting, the UK Health Secretary, has pledged to challenge Andy Burnham for the Labour leadership should a contest arise, though the two are currently on good terms.