Sammy Baxter

@Vinc_Ev_ Yes, I like him too!

This man will be the one to save Labour. The day he becomes leader, I shall rejoin

@NHSMillion Because he committed a coup against a sitting PM who had done no wrong by creating an artificial by-election. Then he had no scrutiny or a contest. It was a stitched up coronation. No vote for party members even. Hope you get it now.

Only one of the last five Prime Ministers initially became PM by winning a general election. So why has Andy Burnham got so many people’s knickers in a twist? Keir Starmer ✅ Rishi Sunak ❌ Liz Truss ❌ Boris Johnson ❌ Theresa May ❌

@DaleVince Not quite. Capital gains can also turn into losses. There is a significant risk element. That’s not the case with employment income. To equalise the two is to punish risk taking that is essential to a growth economy. This is just doctrinaire politics. It is bloody daft.

Equalising Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax - is not a wealth tax. It’s an equalisation of two very different rates applied to the same thing - making money. Income tax is for those with a job, capital gains for those with money to invest. This is the first step we should take to creating a more fair tax system. Been arguing for it since 2020, in my book Manifesto - have my fingers and toes crossed. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

@Johnmcternan Who has more than two children these days? Let me guess! Oh no! Appeasement politics again!

“No, I think trying to cut disability benefits by £5000 a year and push more children into poverty was the definition of socialism…”

@Oxygen18_ As opposed to who else that did better? Both in terms of run or SR? Are you so blind?

Rohit Sharma scored one of the most selfish century. Everyone knows his place is at risk and so he has to score big to save his place or at least shut up the critics. So he decided to do tuk tuk when the target is over 380 and the required run rate is close to 10. He might save his place now but India is all set to lose another 50 over world Cup.

@afneil @henryolsenEPPC @SuellaBraverman has a cheek to talk. She was part of the government during the entire period in question.

Usual obfuscatory nonsense from BoJo. Here are the actual legal net migration stats for the relevant years: 2019: +184,000 (pre-pandemic) 2020: +93,000 (so almost 100k despite pandemic restrictions) 2021: +467,000 (post-pandemic bounce) 2022: +891,000 (now he’s lost control of the numbers) 2023: +848,000 (his successors fail to get control of what he left behind) 2024: +331,000 (falling at last — but still about 150,000 pre-pandemic 20199) And that, mes enfants, is the Boris Wave.

@DonahueRogers @OborneTweets So?

@SammyBaxter6 @OborneTweets Other countries have

Starmer was a fabricator and a fraud. We're well rid. My verdict for Middle East Eye: middleeasteye.net/opinion/starme…

@DonahueRogers @OborneTweets You don’t get to change the goal post when it suits you.

@SammyBaxter6 @OborneTweets The UK is not a democracy and never has been

@AdamCaudle2022 Really? I was a member of his Party. I never got the vote to choose him or not! I did vote for Starmer in 2019 and in 2024. That was a legitimate democratic process! Not this. Don’t insult me.

This was a legitimate democratic process

@johnredwood Oh so you are not the ultimate votary of free markets after all!

Mr Burnham criticises selling UK utilities to foreign states and companies. I agree. I helped Margaret Thatcher put in Golden shares to prevent this. It was the Labour government after 1997 that wrongly cancelled these protections to please the EU.

@DonahueRogers @OborneTweets This is the system we have got and either you accept it and stop nitpicking or change the system. It’s been in play for a very very long time and accepted by the country and the parties. It’s really that simple.

@SammyBaxter6 @OborneTweets This isn't nit-picking - it's a clear demonstration that chance plays a greater role in our system of 'democracy' than votes

@christopherhope @GBNEWS Who gives a shit. All style over substance!

More speculation about Andy Burnham's first speech as Prime Minister in Downing Street tomorrow: he may not use the traditional lectern. Sources close to his team tell me: "Wait and see." More at @GBNEWS now.

@timchap No! Many of us have quit the Party after this nauseating episode.

Although it’s now happening, I remain astonished at the Labour Party unseating their party leader and PM via an unseemly coup less than 2 years from securing a massive majority; all without reference to Party members or the wider public. Am I alone in my astonishment?

@cristo_radio @andyburnham should fill bottles with Manunian Air” and sell them as “Hope”! Even that might have more air of reality!

What does this even mean? ‘Bring back hope’ It’s just a meaningless phrase. We don’t want ‘hope’, we want competent economic policies which generate growth and wealth, people who work hard backed by a small non interfering state, taxes kept low and used wisely, and controlled borders. Is that OK?

@TomSoede When it mattered we were not given the vote. Who cares now. It’s no longer my party.

A humble view on the Labour members If you have given up your Labour membership you are not thinking it through. We loved Keir ! I understand that. But if you want to rejoin you will need to wait 6 month to be able to vote. Do you want the Reform or the Conservatives ! Let’s all stay calm

@smerkinkones Facts don’t need pushing. They stare at you and into the pages of history.

There are ppl still pushing this nonsense like a Japanese ww2 soldier in the 1970s

@RichardGCorbett But none I guess without a contest or a ballot with a stitched up by-election and a stitch up coronation. He lacks legitimacy and mandate. He played no part in the manifesto. He sat out of the parliament while his party was unelectable. Says a lot about him.

Lots of hypocrisy from those calling for Burnham to call an early election. From Churchill in 1940 to Burnham tomorrow = 19 PMs: - 12 came to office mid-term - 7 after a parliamentary election The team winning a majority in the Commons is free to change its captain.

@Steven_Swinford What a load of codswallop!

Lucy Powell, Labour's deputy leader, says that Andy Burnham won't commit to new oil and gas drilling licences in the North Sea as per manifesto But she says Burnham will take a 'more pragmatic approach' and work with industry 'to make sure it can contribute to that transition and the mix that is needed over the long term' She says it is a 'change of emphasis' rather than a change of policy. She emphasises 'tiebacks' - production in areas which are close to existing sites 'We've been clear with tiebacks and other measures that we want to see North Sea gas and oil continue to thrive, continue to contribute to that energy mix, but resolute in our mission that energy security and lower bills will only come by us not continuing to rely on fossil fuels but building the cheaper, renewable energy of the future as well'

@KarlTurnerMP @UKLabour There is only ever a Labour government when it’s not pivoting to the delusional ideological left. If you didn’t get it after a lifetime you never will.

We only win the World Cup when @UKLabour are in government. If only we’d have had a truly Labour government for the last 2 years, it didn’t feel at all Labour at time. Well done to the lads at winning bronze in the World Cup. You did us proud. 🥉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

@a_libutti @LucyMPowell It is an insult and a severe lack of awareness. She was sacked by Starmer so it is her revenge. That’s all these people live on. Not any hifalutin noble aspirations. It’s all about greed of power and seat!

Dear @LucyMPowell , Thank you for your email. I must admit, however, that I found its opening rather insulting. You write that Andy Burnham was "elected" Leader of the Labour Party. He was not elected by Labour members. He was installed without giving the membership any say in the decision. To present that as a democratic mandate is, at best, misleading, at worst an utter insult to our intelligence. You also write that Andy is acknowledging something "politicians too often avoid". He may instead wish to acknowledge something politicians should avoid even more often: uniting behind closed doors to conspire against an elected party leader and prime minister. That is why his leadership begins with an original sin. Whatever he may achieve in office, the fact remains that his authority rests on bypassing the very members who are now being asked to rally behind him. Seriously? I believe you're taking people for granted, and that is yet another insult. That stain will not disappear simply by asking us to forget how he arrived here and your role in it. We won't. You speak about Labour's "mission". But this mission was not Andy Burnham's. It was the programme Labour members voted for. It was the programme carried into government by the leader we elected. If that democratic choice can be overturned without consulting us, why should members have any confidence that their vote, their voice or their trust matters at all? Finally, you ask me to persuade others to join the Labour Party. Why would I encourage anyone to join a party that has just demonstrated to its own members that they can be ignored when it matters most? The only reason I may do so is to ensure there will be more voices wanting to see the whole lot of you traitors out the door when the day will come. And hopefully it will. Respectfully, Alessandra