Andy Burnham In Danger Of Makerfield By-Election Backfiring | Fraser Nelson

“The voters of Makerfield are being told: Okay, we actually want to help the career prospects of Labour MP, so can you kindly come out to vote and disturb what you're doing.” Andy Burnham’s bid to become the MP for Makerfield may be viewed as taking voters for granted, explains The Times’s columnist Fraser Nelson, which Work and Pensions secretary Pat McFadden also expresses concern over. Fraser Nelson was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live everyday 4-7pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/