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Top teaching union says Burnham is Labour’s best chance of beating Reform
UK NewsPolitics•June 17, 2026 at 3:35 PMNational

Top teaching union says Burnham is Labour’s best chance of beating Reform

By Sally Weale Education correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Exclusive: NASUWT leader Matt Wrack also calls for more robust change from the government on education policyUK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of one of the country’s biggest teaching unions has said Andy Burnham is Labour’s best chance for beating Reform in a general election.The general secretary of NASUWT, Matt Wrack, was speaking to the Guardian in the run-up to Thursday’s Makerfield byelection, in which the Greater Manchester mayor hopes to return to parliament and pave the way for a possible leadership challenge. Continue reading...

Exclusive: NASUWT leader Matt Wrack also calls for more robust change from the government on education policy

The leader of one of the country’s biggest teaching unions has said Andy Burnham is Labour’s best chance for beating Reform in a general election.

The general secretary of NASUWT, Matt Wrack, was speaking to the Guardian in the run-up to Thursday’s Makerfield byelection, in which the Greater Manchester mayor hopes to return to parliament and pave the way for a possible leadership challenge.

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