There would be no more sadness. No more despair. A change was a-coming – and he would work tirelessly to make it happen In the end, it wasn’t even close, Andy Burnham taking well over 50% of the vote and Rob Kenyon departing the stage without a murmur, never to be heard of again.
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/19/andy-burnham-makerfield-byelection-labour-leadership-rally-speech)