Recent polling indicates Labour candidate Andy Burnham holds a lead over Reform UK ahead of the Makerfield by-election. Analysts suggest Burnham's personal popularity is currently preventing a Reform victory in a seat where the party otherwise leads in general election projections.

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Iran entered a memorandum of understanding with the United States to end a conflict it views as part of a long-term campaign for regime change. Tehran considers the state's survival a victory and now demands immediate, verifiable sanctions relief before offering nuclear concessions to ensure its hard-won regional leverage is not eroded through diplomacy.

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