Brave Heart

@Jenny_1884 Nothing to worry about. They won't even beat the Monster Raving Loony Party.

We have a big problem !!!! Restore will be putting in a candidate to stand in the Makerfield by-election Reform will be putting in a candidate to stand in the Makerfield by-election This will split the votes This will result in Andy Burnham winning. Some serious thought needs to go into this in order to get these charlatans out of office.

@NotFarLeftAtAll Reform UK will win it.

🚨 Andy Burnham will stand in Manchester Rusholme to return to parliament.

@NotFarLeftAtAll They've literally got nobody.

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@AndyBurnhamGM All you have to do is stop the bloody boats and send back the 200k illegals Andy. Are you man enough?

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election. I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics. Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic. Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures. However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people. Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place. I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that. Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again. ENDS

@LucyTCWife Would piss myself laughing if Reform UK gazzumps Andy.

I can’t wait to hear who Reform stand as a candidate in the By-election.

@NotFarLeftAtAll Labour MP steps aside for Andy Burnham to get gazzumped by reform UK? I would piss myself laughing

Labour MP to stand down to allow Burnham run for byelection amid leadership row Am I missing something… you don’t just give up £100k a year job because you like someone… how much was offered to stand down ???

@NotFarLeftAtAll But what would Andy do differently? All Starmer had to do was stop the boats.

@reformparty_uk Truth

The Tories just did a deal with the Greens to form a coalition to run Worcestershire County Council. Vote Tory. Get Green.

@NotFarLeftAtAll David Miliband?

Who would your preferred the new Labour leader be…

@LucyTCWife And you got prison for a tweet.

Seriously, what is going on in this country?

@LeeAndersonMP_ What if Reform UK win the seat?

Is he smug? Is he taking Labour voters for granted?

@Liberty_LSA @TiffanyFong HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

@TiffanyFong Tragic

@MediaSOI If he denies it then he is no end of an ass

David Lammy walks like a pantomime horse

@Sassafrass_84 She's the obvious choice.

Sydney Sweeney would have made a great Helen on Troy. IMO.

@MediaSOI I bet he's a Billy Bragg fan and voted for Corbyn.

Wasn’t he doctor who about 15 years ago?

@MediaSOI He's always been a labour knob. Pity he was a good actor and was excellent in "Elizabeth" as the Duke of Norfolk

@NotFarLeftAtAll The guy is a hero (not the canvasser)

It’s probably safe to say he won’t be returning anytime soon….

10 Downing Street tonight.