Reader Q&A: ask reporter Hannah Al-Othman anything about the Makerfield byelection

<p>Tomorrow is Andy Burnham’s day of destiny as he seeks to return to parliament in a bid to become prime minister. Hannah Al-Othman has been part of our team covering this pivotal campaign. She’ll be online at 1pm BST to answer your questions</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://profile.theguardian.com/signin?INTCMP=DOTCOM_COMMENTS_SIGNIN&amp;componentEventParams=componentType%3Didentityauthentication%26componentId%3Dsignin_to_comment"><strong>Sign in</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://profile.theguardian.com/signin?INTCMP=DOTCOM_COMMENTS_SIGNIN&amp;componentEventParams=componentType%3Didentityauthentication%26componentId%3Dregister_to_comment"><strong>create your Guardian account</strong></a><strong> to join the discussion</strong></p></li></ul><p>Ahead of tomorrow’s byelection in Makerfield, the Guardian’s North of England correspondent Hannah Al-Othman will be here to answer your questions about anything from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/16/tactical-voting-greens-lib-dems-labour-makerfield">tactical voting</a> to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/illegal-dump-symbol-north-south-divide-makerfield-byelection">local issues </a>that could end up having a national impact as Andy Burnham seeks a return to parliament before challenging for the Labour leadership. Hannah will be here from 1pm BST.</p><p><strong>Sign up <a href="https://profile.theguardian.com/signin?INTCMP=DOTCOM_NEWHEADER_SIGNIN&amp;ABCMP=ab-sign-in&amp;componentEventParams=componentType%3Didentityauthentication%26componentId%3Dguardian_signin_header">here</a> to join the discussion and post your questions.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/community/live/2026/jun