All eyes are on the North as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham fights to win the Makerfield by-election and keep alive his path to No.10.

But any ambitions Burnham has of becoming Prime Minister depend on stopping Reform in the most important by-election in a generation.

In this episode, co-hosts Chris Maguire and Frank McKenna tackle the big questions:

• Can Brand Burnham win over Makerfield, Labour and the country?
• Is it Burnham or bust for Labour?
• Will Carol Vorderman finish off Reform candidate Rob Kenyon after the sexism row?
• Would victory in Makerfield make Burnham Labour’s next leader in waiting?
• And why does Burnham need to ditch the King of the North label?

Northern Spin is a joint production from BusinessCloud and Downtown in Business. The producer is ...