Starmer on the line as UK holds "most important local election in decades"

Summary

Keir Starmer isn’t on the ballot, but the U.K. prime minister’s future is on the line in a special election on June 18. Voters in the Makerfield district of northwest England are electing a new lawmaker. The leading contender is Andy Burnham, the current Labour mayor of Greater Manchester and the favourite to be the next prime minister. FRANCE 24's Benedicte Paviot explains why.