@Telegraph @jameskirkup He won’t be calling a general election and only the deluded would believe he would.
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James Foster
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James Foster
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“What we dream of is already present in the world.” - Rebecca Solnit, ‘Hope in the Dark’
London, England Katılım Nisan 2009
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"Better to make a grab for five years of an uncomfortable progressive coalition than settle for two years of political captivity and decline."
Read why @jameskirkup thinks Andy Burnham's best move, if he wins in Makerfield and replaces Keir Starmer, is to call an early election here ⬇️
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/2…
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NEW: Sarah Wakefield is the Green Party candidate in the Makerfield by-election
She is a charity director and a Manchester City Councillor
Ms Wakefield said it was "vital in a democracy that voters are given a choice of who they want to vote for".
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Imagine believing he’d call an early general election.
No chance.
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The Local Green Party is free to field a candidate. I’ve always stood by that principle. But the choice to run a full campaign is down to a national party that knows it can’t win. Everyone should be honest about that. inews.co.uk/news/green-par…
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@GreenJennyJones In case anyone here has been misled by the TIMES story today: HERE is who we are and what we said. Nothing about standing down:
compassonline.org.uk/makerfield-gre…
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There are lots of 'ifs' about the return of Andy Burnham to the HoC and people saying we Greens should stand aside and let him take the seat.
Personally, I'll support whatever the local party decides to do, but my instinct is *always* to stand so that voters have a proper choice.
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Well said @greenbenali !
Kick Palantir out.
Cllr Benali Hamdache AM@greenbenali
Palantir has no place in London Whether it's links to human rights abuses in Palestine and the US, data safety concerns or their frankly dystopian worldview I welcome the Mayor stepping in and blocking the proposed £50m contract I’d urge the NHS to follow his lead
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@RupaHuq But we’re told @AndyBurnhamGM has “the Midas touch” and will win.
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Given first proper polling shows this is a straight Labour v Reform fight unlike Gorton and Denton and that Greens have no actual candidate after last one stepped down, there is a strong case for Green Party sitting this out out to stop Reform winning.
Precedent exists in 2017
Election Maps UK@ElectionMapsUK
Makerfield By-Election Voting Intention: LAB: 43% (-2) RFM: 40% (+8) RES: 7% (New) LDM: 4% (-3) GRN: 3% (-1) CON: 2% (-9) Via @Survation, 18-22 May. Changes w/ GE2024.
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@timespolitics Think @AndyBurnhamGM will do a deal with them is just delusional.
@ZackPolanski should ignore them if that’s their reason.
Deluded.
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Senior Greens urge party to step aside for Andy Burnham in Makerfield #Echobox=1779647282" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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No — @TheGreenParty shouldn’t stand aside in #Makerfield because of a belief @AndyBurnhamGM might do a deal.
That’s just delusional. Nothing learnt!
My argument was: not our circus, let them crack on.
But if a new candidate is announced, we back them & fight to win.
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Why in the name of Christ are Labour spending this much energy, and producing this much jeopardy, trying to get Starmer 2.0 into office? theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
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I hope the Entire Manchester LGBTQ+ Community remember How this fucker threw us under the bus, when he Loses to Reform & thinks he can Slink back into being a Pretend Ally Again.
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No, I just don't make excuses for my lot in life. And the success Elon has had, I wish for you.
Get busy, use your brain, and provide a product or service people are willing to pay for.
And stop focusing on things you have no control over, like how much money someone else has.
You can do it; you seem intelligent.
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An obscene amount of money that literally not a single person needs. Gross.
Melo ⭒@wyomelo
As of today, Elon Musk is worth $351 Billion
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@EmmaBurnell_ @FinancialTimes Tricky? The “soft left” is the same as the centrists.
There’s one way to define the Labour Party: pro-Corbyn or not.
There is no middle ground
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I got to write for @FinancialTimes on the very tricky subject of pinning down what the Soft Left actually *is* rather than just what it is not: ft.com/content/6d5371…
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Joining #BBCLauraK
Chief Secretary to the PM Darren Jones MP
Former Health Secretary Alan Milburn
Reform UK's Treasury Spokesperson Robert Jenrick MP
Sunday 9am @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer
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Everyone should support Sharon Graham.
Despite attempts at sabotage - often verging on misogyny, actually - she has done a great job.
#BackSharonGraham @UniteSharon
Sharon Graham@UniteSharon
Andy Green Chair, Unite Executive Council. I support Sharon Graham for general secretary, Sharon has transformed Unite. No longer do we cosy up to politicians, we hold them to account, as it should be. 1/2
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