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The pound is down and borrowing costs are up as the Labour civil war erupts. That means higher taxes and bills for everyone. @AndyBurnhamGM are you still pretending this doesn’t matter?

Asylum seekers make up 0.08% of Dorset’s population. And 44% of alleged sex offences. So unbelievable I had to check. It’s true. 😡😡😡😡😡

Burnham absolutely hounded at a meeting about the rape gangs a few years ago. Greater Manchester Police were found to have failed victims.

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

Here’s how the local elections went in Wigan, where Makerfield by election will be taking place… This could end Burnham’s entire political career if he doesn’t win.

We look forward to the Makerfield by-election. Reform will throw absolutely everything at it.

@GBNEWS No one listens to this women 😂

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@OliverRyanUK 🤔

Are we really saying we want our Members of Parliament to be able to accept any cash gifts without declaring it, in the millions, in the 12 months prior to their election, by political donors, so long as we call them a "personal gift"? This stinks to high heaven.

STOP BURNHAM! Reform UK and the Greens will throw everything at this if they have half a brain…

@Alexarmstrong Vote reform 👍😂

BREAKING: Josh Simons announces that he is standing down as Labour MP for Makerfield. Can Andy Burnham take the seat? Reform UK have an 82% chance of winning it…

So "BritCard"-pushing Labour Together have rebranded to "ThinkLabour!" The Labour Together name *was* just a bit damaged!

Alarm clock Britain is sick of paying out for Benefits Street. Why bother working when you can get £30,000 or even £60,000 on benefits - untaxed. So what's the Government doing about it? Nothing.

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer responds to Wes Streeting's resignation

Bill Esterson is Number 96 order-order.com/2026/05/09/rol…

There have been reports of Angela Rayner receiving £50,000 from Refrigeration House Ltd. Actually, it’s three separate payments from the Oldham-based company, totalling £150,000, all towards staffing costs for her parliamentary office. The UK Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests for Angela Rayner explicitly lists the three separate £50,000 donations from Refrigeration House Limited (total £150,000), 23 December 2025 (£50,000) 25 February 2026 (£50,000) 24 March 2026 (£50,000) Direct official link: members.parliament.uk/member/4356/re…

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The UK right now: £3 trillion in debt. 0.6% growth. Highest borrowing costs since 1998. Inflation rising. Energy market a joke. Spends more on welfare than raises in income tax. Illegal migrants everywhere. And the Labour government? Decides to have a civil war. Total joke.

Britain is cutting funding to climate change. Not because they don’t believe in climate change. They are doing it because Britain’s energy policy has bankrupted so many businesses that the govt can’t afford to fund the UN climate fund at the same level now.

🛑 Listen everyone. THIS is what @Nigel_Farage is putting up with. Much of it from The Guardian, which will stop at pretty much nothing to damage him. It is ALL the time! 🙄🤬

@EdwardJDavey No they need to go

Perhaps now we'll get a Health Secretary who will take on social care, rather than dodge it because it's hard. Who will end corridor care, not preside over its worst ever year. Labour needs to get a grip.