
Mark hutton
428 posts

Mark hutton
@Markhutton5124
anti nazi, anti yoon, anti fascist












NEW: The Labour Party must allow Andy Burnham to stand if a Commons seat becomes available, Folkestone & Hythe MP Tony Vaughan argues. The Labour backbencher tells @ITVMeridian's The Last Word it is "really important that there is a contest involving all of the talents".







For decades, Westminster has overseen the managed decline of towns like mine. We have talked big, then acted small, stuck in a politics of incrementalism that cannot meet the moment. We have lost the trust of those our party was built to serve. It is my unwavering belief that nothing short of urgent, radical, courageous reform will make a difference. That must start with a change in leadership. Today, I am putting the people I represent and the country I love first and will be resigning as MP for Makerfield. I am standing aside so that Andy Burnham can return to his home, fight to re-enter Parliament, and if elected, drive the change our country is crying out for. This has not been an easy decision. This is my family’s home, where only a few weeks ago, doctors and nurses at Wigan Infirmary saved our newborn son’s life. But we all must make choices and in recent days I found myself with a difficult one: defend the status quo or step forward and act. I have made my choice. I am in politics because politics is how you change lives for the better. My party has one last chance to do that: deliver for the people and places I represent, drive economic growth, secure our borders, reform our state and politics, and change a status quo that is not working. That is the fight. I believe Andy is the one to lead it.

There must be an orderly process to determine the best leader for our party and our country. That process should not exclude the most popular Labour politican in the country.









John Swinney compares the 'calm and elegance' of the Scottish Parliament to the 'utter chaos' of Westminster. First Minister tells the Herald’s @HannahMargBrown and me: 'I’m not altogether sure what is happening in Westminster just now.'









