Jamie
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Liverpool 18/19 is so under appreciated. People don’t understand how hard it is to get 97 points, lose 1 game in the league, beat Barcelona 4-0, beat Bayern away 3-1 + win the #UCL after losing the title by a point. One of the best English team campaigns in football history.
EXCL: Andy Burnham has credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks” with GM mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out new agenda for government, allies say. Burnham, who was blocked by NEC from running in Gorton & Denton, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid. In a sign that his campaign is more progressed than previously thought, Burnham’s team is understood to have lined up an “impressive” candidate to replace him as Greater Manchester mayor. Allies said he planned to outline a “radical rewiring” of the state in coming weeks – including changes to electoral system and a 10-year growth plan. By @jessicaelgot & @JoshHalliday theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has a plan to return to Westminster "within weeks" with several MPs prepared to resign to trigger a by-election for him He reportedly has the backing of over 80 Labour MPs, enough to trigger a leadership election [@guardian]
🚨 NEW: The ONS says deaths are now expected to outnumber births in the UK every year from 2026
Latest on Starmer: * Ministers and officials believe he made catastrophic blunder at PMQs when he diverted from lines on Robbins * One Minister says they think we will be forced to resign next week after Barton gives evidence * Consensus is Standards investigation now inevitable
🚨FIRST ROUND CHALLENGE 🚨 The challenge: name players who will end up in Round 1. If you get EVEN ONE WRONG, you lose. Submission with the most correct players WITHOUT ONE WRONG wins. The reward: bragging rights or something, idk Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Here are the “lines to take” given to Labour MPs for Keir Starmer’s statement. Going all guns blazing on blaming the Foreign Office - For a 63 week wait between Mandelson being granted DV status to the PM being told by about the UKSV recommendation - “An appalling and inexplicable lack of judgement” - Quoting an Epstein abuse victim to attack Mandelson
