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A Green Party spokesperson said: “Our candidate Sarah Wakefield has run an outstanding campaign, highlighting the Greens as an alternative to the failing status quo, with a message of renormalising hope and delivering a message of a fairer, greener country.
“Whatever the outcome of this by-election, it is clear that people are desperate for real change.
“A win by the Reform candidate, who has a history of misogynistic views and Reform’s divisive policies, would be a disaster for the people of Makerfield and the country.
“Andy Burnham needs to do much better if he is to deliver on his campaign promise for change. During the campaign he backtracked on issues important to the country, promised to stick to failed fiscal rules, make Labour’s settled status policies even more draconian, promised electoral reform before the general election and put water and energy into public ownership. If Andy Burnham does not listen to the cry for change coming from Makerfield’s doorstep, he will quickly find himself in a dead end. Same status quo, Keir “It has fueled the void that Starmer has fallen into, and the Green Party represents a truly positive alternative and is alone in taking on the Reformation and giving people hope.”
