Project PEEL

If this is all true, and the Heron House (No. 10 North) rental application really was submitted on 11 May 2026, just three days before Joshua Simons resigned as Makerfield MP, it suggests this whole Andy Burnham Labour coup was being planned months in advance. The building was allegedly already being prepared for Burnham to take over and move the Prime Minister's office to Manchester. This is pretty incredible if accurate. At that point, Andy Burnham was still Mayor of Manchester, Makerfield still had an MP in Joshua Simons, and Labour still had a Prime Minister in Keir Starmer. The whole sequence feels incredibly murky, with plenty of political backstabbing involved. If this timeline is correct, it would also help explain why Burnham appears to have sidelined talented MPs seen as loyal to Starmer, including Darren Jones and Mike Tapp.

🚨 Did Andy Burnham breach the Ministerial Code? The timeline behind No 10 North raises serious questions. Today I’ve written to Sir Laurie Magnus and Dame Antonia Romeo asking them to investigate. As a member of the public I can’t force an investigation… …so hopefully an MP picks this up and demands answers.

“I think the absolute worst thing about the internet is that it has given a voice to millions of people who previously only shouted at pigeons.” David Baddiel

I like the branding for Andy's new office.

The new No 10 North shares the building with a Greggs

🚨 NEW: No 10 has unveiled the logo for No 10 North

What is the "National Economic Council"? Sounds horribly Blairite...