Elliott Green
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ZACK POLANSKI did not even vote in local elections, according to the Times. He had not registered to vote.
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
This is the correct take on UK politics by Janan Ganesh. Long @KemiBadenoch, short @reformparty_uk, and just forget about all the other parties.
This is everything wrong with Britain. Boycott @jpmorgan We’re going left, you can jog on.
EXCL: If Wes Streeting announces his run for leadership tomorrow, the soft left say they will not turn to Angela Rayner but stick with their Plan A of Andy Burnham Tribune exec MPs are expected to push Labour's ruling body to allow for Burnham's inclusion – even though that means allowing a whole by-election before the race begins Their hope: force the issue to go to full NEC rather than the small officers group, where Burnham might have a better chance – and I'm told Ellie Reeves was in favour of allowing that to happen last time FULL STORY w/ @_tomscotson 👇 politicshome.com/news/article/t…
EXCLUSIVE: Ed Miliband has told Cabinet ministers that he is prepared to run for the Labour leadership if Wes Streeting triggers an imminent contest, The Times has been told The former Labour leader is understood to back Andy Burnham as Keir Starmer's successor if he is forced out of Number 10 in the wake of a mass revolt by Labour MP Miliband has previously told friends that he does not want the Labour leadership and is viewed as a potential "Kingmaker" for a Burnham premiership However the speed of the revolt by Labour MPs - more than 90 backbenchers, government aides and ministers have now gone public - has changed that assessment Two senior government sources said Miliband told cabinet colleagues he would be prepared to stand as the soft-left's candidate to stop Streeting from getting into Number 10 The claim was categorically denied by Miliband. A source close to the energy secretary said: "This is mischief making- it is categorically untrue that Ed told Cabinet colleagues that he was preparing to stand in case of a contest." thetimes.com/article/8bac9d…
@Heccles94 Hello? Anybody there? Polanski has admitted it was his home. This is over.
