Mick Clifford: 'We’re done with you lot' — but Makerfield may have elected the next UK prime minister

By-election winner Andy Burnham has his sights set on 10 Downing Street and halting the march of Nigel Farage's Reform UK party

Labour's Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield after winning the Makerfield by-election triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

Ashton couldn’t wait to see the back of the most historic by-election in British history.  Today, Friday, the former mining village which is the hub of the Makerfield constituency was trying to make it all go away. 

Just after 3am, it had a new MP, Andy Burnham, who is set fair to become the UK's next prime minister.