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Blair Warns Labour, Burnham Trails Reform in Tight Poll.

5/27/2026

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Tony Blair issued a 5,600-word essay warning Labour that “playing with fire” threatens it and urging a shift to radical centre.
Andy Burnham will stand in Makerfield, where 5,399-vote majority faces a poll Burnham at 43 % and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon at 40 %.
Blair criticised the Workers’ Rights Bill, net-zero targets, tax rises, as a More in Common showing Labour ahead of Reform UK and fearing loss of working-class support.

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Story summary

Tony Blair issued a 5,600-word essay warning Labour that “playing with fire” threatens it and urging a shift to radical centre.
Andy Burnham will stand in Makerfield, where 5,399-vote majority faces a poll Burnham at 43 % and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon at 40 %.
Blair criticised the Workers’ Rights Bill, net-zero targets, tax rises, as a More in Common showing Labour ahead of Reform UK and fearing loss of working-class support.