Victory in Makerfield is propelling him towards No 10 but investors expect to know how he will fund his promises Burnham allies confident of ‘coronation’ Andy Burnham’s thumping victory in the Makerfield byelection came and went without the bond market rout that Rachel Reeves’s backers had warned...
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/21/andy-burnham-leadership-labour-makerfield-no-10-tax-spooking-bond-markets)