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I never understood the infatuation with Andy Burnham. Manchester is a dump

Wes, you were - by all accounts - perhaps the best Minister for Health in a long time. You actually did stuff. Politicians of all stripes were impressed. As the public we won’t ever know because you just threw your political career away. That’s sad, beg and go back.

Talking head on Sky says Burnham is a working class hero He was raised in leafy Cheshire, went to Cambridge Became a SPAD to ministers then given a Labour safe seat and became chief secretary to the Treasury He’s the elite of the country

This is INSANELY high risk / high reward

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election. I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics. Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic. Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures. However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people. Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place. I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that. Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again. ENDS

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer is set to allow Andy Burnham to stand in the Makerfield by-election No 10 ally to the BBC: "Keir is focused on bringing the party together so it can tackle the issues facing working families"

🚨 | Stephen Gethins (SNP) has 'resigned' as an MP (appointed to be Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds) after being elected to Holyrood last week. A By-Election will be held in his Arbroath and Broughty Ferry Constituency.

The FA League Allocations for the forthcoming 2026/27 Season have been announced a short time ago. We have been moved laterally from the NWCFL Premier Division to the Midland League Premier Division, as shown below. More to follow.

Scientific evidence to prove how far a ball can travel with a hand ball.

Official: Michael Carrick has been nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Season.

Zack Polanski lives in a £2m house, but his party political broadcast was staged on a mock-up set in order to con people into believing that he’s a working class man living a working class life. He’s the biggest fraud in politics and he’s been found out.