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Andy Burnham won an overwhelming victory.
It is only fair to recognise that and congratulate him and his team.
An impressive campaign, particularly their effort on the ground yesterday in Makerfield which was vast.
Fair enough.
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My response to the Makerfield by-election result.
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🚨"Restore Britain is the new BNP"
Isabel Oakeshott says Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain is an ethnonationalist party that employed thuggish tactics on the ground.
@IsabelOakeshott | @mrmarkdolan
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Worth a listen, Andy Burnham needs to set out for the British people what he will do on migration on defence & security on welfare on taxation on growth on heath & education and let the Nation decide whether or not they back him. He really should not just get the keys to no10 without consent & force the Nation down a path of economic hardship & decline. 👇🏽
Harry Cole@MrHarryCole
Don’t say you weren’t warned:
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Disastrous Govt May borrowing figures
25% above forecasts
Despite higher taxes
Labour spending out of control on benefits etc
Making us all poorer
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Every £ spent on benefits for someone who doesn't need support, is a pound wasted for those who truly do.
More than that, it's a moral failure to sign them off.
Labour don't have the courage to fix this. Conservatives do. We'll build an entirely new sickness benefits system.
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'We had Reform voters saying I'm so determined to get Starmer out I'm going to vote Burnham to ensure that result'
Richard Tice, deputy leader of Reform UK, spoke to #BBCBreakfast after the party came second in the Makerfield by-election, losing to Labour's Andy Burnham
bbc.co.uk/news/live/c392…
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The Conservatives are back. The fight is on.
From gains off Reform in Essex, to this huge win in Aberdeen South.
Kemi Badenoch is taking the Conservatives in the right direction, showing there’s only one serious leader and party.
Conservatives@Conservatives
Congratulations to @DLumsden_MSP, the new Conservative MP for Aberdeen South!
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@NadineDorries Reform threw even more and you lost massively . What a fucking disaster. Fantastic Labour win.
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You got less than the BNP in 2010.
You threw everything you had at it, day and night and got only 3000 votes.
It was an unmitigated disaster.
Rupert Lowe MP@RupertLowe10
Restore Britain is here to stay. A huge step forward for our party tonight.
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HUGE. MASSIVE. EPIC.
Conservatives win BIG in Aberdeen South.
Election Maps UK@ElectionMapsUK
🚨 | Aberdeen South Parliamentary By-Election Result: 🌳 CON: 49.5% (+25.1) 🎗️ SNP: 28.6% (-4.2) ➡️ RFM: 8.6% (+1.7) 🌹 LAB: 5.4% (-19.4) 🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-1.9) 🌍 GRN: 3.4% (-0.1) ✊ ADF: 0.2% (New) Conservative GAIN from SNP. Changes w/ GE2024.
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“Makerfield was about one man’s job, Aberdeen South was about thousands of jobs…”
Aberdeen South voted @Conservatives
Kemi Badenoch@KemiBadenoch
This is a significant result, and I want to start by congratulating @DLumsden_MSP on becoming the new Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South and the newest Conservative MP! Makerfield was about one man’s job. Aberdeen South was about thousands of jobs in oil and gas across our country and the future of an entire city. Yesterday, the people of Aberdeen sent a message on behalf of the whole country. Energy security is national security. They know it is common sense to use our own oil and gas rather than importing it from overseas. They know it is madness to make ourselves poorer, weaker and more dependent at a time when even the government’s own intelligence says we are under threat. The first duty of any government is to keep its people safe. The Conservative Party will always put Britain’s security first. What makes this result particularly significant is that many people who voted Conservative today have never voted Conservative before. I want to thank every one of them. Many will have voted for us because they care deeply about Aberdeen and its future. Many will have voted for us because they are sick of the SNP’s shenanigans. Others because they are worried about what Labour’s policies mean for their jobs and livelihoods. Many voted for us because they wanted a strong local champion. Douglas is that champion. He has lived in Aberdeen all his life. He spent two decades working in the oil and gas industry. He knows this city, he knows its people, and throughout this campaign he brought energy, optimism and a genuine belief in Aberdeen’s future. Wherever he went, he had a smile on his face and a positive message about what this great city can achieve. The Conservative Party is working to earn the trust of the country again. I am grateful and humbled that Aberdeen looked at the choice before them and decided that the Conservative Party was the party that would fight for families, workers and business. Thank you, Aberdeen. I will never stop fighting for you. Douglas will never stop fighting for you. The Conservative Party will keep fighting for common sense, a stronger economy and a stronger country.
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@RobKenyonReform quiet on here today. Loser.@UKLabour fantastic result.@Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk
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Congratulations to @AndyBurnhamGM, the new Labour MP for Makerfield 🌹
People here voted for hope.
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Prime agricultural land should be used to grow food. Not solar panels.
Today, I submitted my Private Members Bill to protect this high value land because food security is national security.
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Is it not true Reform has lost dozens of local councillors and faced significant internal disruption from activists due to issues surrounding poor conduct, vetting failures, and controversial statements?
Even your own Makerfield candidate, Rob Kenyon, is facing a severe backlash for his past comments about women.
It seems a bit hypocritical to point fingers.
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Having been in Makerfield all day & seen the Restore operation up close I can confidently say these are the last people Britain needs.
Do you know who they remind me of? The pro-Gaza independents.
Thugs. And Bullies.
It doesn’t matter what the result is. Their activists are a disgrace.
Britain deserves better.
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