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@sirsfurther You’re right. I plead forgiveness from the starmtroopers.

@Dylllllllllann Sir Keir to you, thanks

🚨BREAKING🚨 Starmer has reportedly "encased Wes Streeting in a crystal" according to anonymous No 10 sources

@Evertxn I mean the massive majority Labour have and the fact that Britain is largely a unitary state mean that he can and should be capable of reform.

Andy Burnham isn’t going to magically fix the UK. What levers do we even have available to pull? We’re cooked.

@TomEDewey1948 There’s something very interesting about backroom negotiations and whatnot and we just don’t get that here. Imagine if every time a president sucked we just invoked the 25th.

British politics is just so much more interesting than American politics.

@desnzenthusiast I really love the idea that Labour politicians are secretly stalking the little Labour politics bubble we’re in. It’s kind of endearing.

*At my funeral* my mum: why is Sadiq Khan here? me: That's oomf 😭😭😭😭😭😭

@PunishedRWR From what I hear that’s kind of the point. Having him win a reform-leaning seat makes a statement or something.

Uhhhhhh ... could Burnham's allies really not have found a safer seat then this?

@nixonfoundation I love the Nixon foundation

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@sirsfurther If he started talking like Trump my opinion of him would double. And I don’t like Trump.

"Very sad to see that no mates Wes, who I looked forward to beating very bigly and badly, has NO FRIENDS and NO SUPPORTERS and will not be facing off against your favourite prime minister." - Sir Keir Starmer

@Faj1791 @PunishedRWR @ThomasTheLib Supposedly, but — and we can all hope this is true — a lot of internal reports say he’s not got the control to do that anymore.

@PunishedRWR @ThomasTheLib Can't starmer block burnham from being the nominee?

it's lose-lose for Starmer here Burnham is the only Labour candidiate who could possibly win against Reform UK here But, of course Burnham being an MP is an existential threat to him but so would Reform winning another by-election

@AndyBurnhamGM Save us from Wes please sir

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

@algorecrave Please let the news about him doing a presser today be true. Unrelated but also it would be so funny if Wes loses his seat in the next GE.

andy burnham if u want to save us do a press conference at 5pm no later 🙏

@PolitlcsUK Andy please save Britain from Wes Streeting please

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham is now widely expected to announce a "path" to return to Parliament later today

@Merlinchon Strikingly resembles a blobfish

I'm attracted to any politician with a pulse, but Jesus Christ he's repulsive

@NondescriptRed It’s just refreshing to finally see some spine from him

The fact Starmer seems to have completely locked in on ruthless authoritarianism, seemingly to the end of running the Labour party into the ground to protect his own career, has made him far more likeable. He should commit to this persona in public appearances.

@willglloyd This may be the only good thing to come from a Streeting premiership

One thing I reckon we are overlooking is that if Streeting wins is we’d be getting Nigerian woman vs bitchy gay guy at the dispatch boxes for the next few years. Absolutely a generational Parliament dynamic

@ThomasTheLib hetero guy on ET is at least as rare as a four leaf clover

Get to know Thomas name: Thomas height: 5’5” Age: 21 Relationship status: single sexuality: hetero favorite season: autumn favorite color: blue

@Wilson__Valdez @ok_post_guy A shocking amount of people on here don’t know there’s books on political theory instead of just streamers.

@ok_post_guy They constantly accuse me of being a destiny fan, as if everyone is watching hours of political streamers, like they are.

This is because I called his favorite streamer a loser for picking on a random college kid. Normal thing to send in an unsolicited DM

@souljagoyteller To no success. Maybe they’re looking at 85 MPs, but some estimates show a drop to ~60. They’re achieving nothing. Even if they gain seats, it won’t matter. A coalition with Labour will wreck their credibility all over again. There’s no world where Davey is accomplishing a thing.

@Dylllllllllann They’re trying to maximize FPTP

>Do Nothing >Win

@nikicaga REFORM CAN STILL BE DEFEATED

KEIR HAS SEEN THE MUSSOLINI EDITS AND IS CHANNELING THEM

@brownliberite Starmer probably had to try harder than he ever has in his life to suppress as smile right there

I fear she may have triggered a villain arc