# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZzzafKlK1O
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67002119-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-20T13:30:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Labour’s Andy Burnham won a by-election, which could pave the way for a leadership challenge within the party.⁣
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But hidden behind that headline could be more evidence of a longer-term political change, expert Tim Bale tells CGTN – with Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform party suffering a series of setbacks in what he says could be widespread tactical voting.⁣
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“Even at its height, Reform is only getting around 30% of the vote – That means around 70% of people in the UK don't want Nigel Farage anywhere near Number 10,” says Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University.⁣
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“And when it comes to these by-elections, we have seen, if you like, that 70% consolidate around any candidate who is capable of beating whoever Reform put up… there does seem to be a willingness on the part of the anti-Farage, anti-Reform majority to vote tactically in order to prevent Reform winning a seat.”⁣
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#uk #politics #burnham #farage

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