Nicholas King

@japers_1984 @EdConwaySky @AndyBurnhamGM Love farage do you! Fucksake!

@EdConwaySky @AndyBurnhamGM These people just don’t give a shit about anything except their career! I really hope Reform beat him in the bi election, serve the twat right

UK government bond yields jump around 10bp this morning after the news yesterday pm about @AndyBurnhamGM standing for Parliament

@michburt_burt @EdConwaySky @BethRigby @AndyBurnhamGM They already do muppet

@EdConwaySky @BethRigby @AndyBurnhamGM A great motivation for Tory voters to stop Burnham by voting Reform.

@gavinlucas110 @BlakeFox7 @EdConwaySky @AndyBurnhamGM @faisalislam @Peston Nevermind should of got rid of your mortgage like me at 50!

@idlistic100 @BlakeFox7 @EdConwaySky @AndyBurnhamGM @faisalislam @Peston Yeah, sure buddy. Those of us with mortgages don't mind paying more so some clown can cosplay Trotsky.

@BlakeFox7 @EdConwaySky @AndyBurnhamGM @faisalislam @Peston Fuck the markets

@EdConwaySky @AndyBurnhamGM Big State, big infrastructure spending, higher taxes? No thanks says Mr Market… @faisalislam @Peston

@BethRigby These bots rigby on here how much are you and your backers paying them.. Honest question

BREAKING: James Murray is the new health secretary

@JustJulie1970 @SamCoatesSky Oh yeah the bond markets want their money mates in conform lol

@idlistic100 @SamCoatesSky Look at the markets and the pound dropping today when Burnham said he was running....

NEC update: A Labour source said that it would be “on a knife edge” whether Burnham gets permission to run by the NEC next week It is likely to be discussed by NEC officers before the full NEC discussion

@JustJulie1970 @SamCoatesSky Top growth in G7 lol

@SamCoatesSky Aww well thats ok,.... the government and country are in free fall, but labour drama is more important to them...

@W12Newman @SamCoatesSky Good luck with that lol farage is fucked! So much shit coming out on him lol

@SamCoatesSky So reform win Manchester Mayor, Reform win Makerfield and Andy has destabilised a decent man doing a decent job in trying times and increased chance of Farage being PM. Where exactly is the win for the country? SELFISH. As a labour member I would vote reform in Makerfield.

@BeverlyMacca1 @BethRigby @AndyBurnhamGM No chance

@BethRigby She's spot on, this could totally blow up in his face to Reform. @AndyBurnhamGM making a big mistake.

EXCLUSIVE: Jess Philips on Electoral Dysfunction - Warns Burnham to be careful ‘not to entitled’ on seeking a seat to stand - PM “lacks drive to get anything doing” - We run an analogue govt in digital world - PM speech on Monday about !not standing for incremental change “didn’t ring true” - Didn’t call him b4 resignation because no point “He find it hard to listen unless a crisis”

@DogPaxman @BethRigby Rubbish

@BethRigby It’s going to be an absolute circus this by-election. The people aren’t going to enjoy having this imposed on them by Burnham.

@LaticsJosie @joshsimonsmp No chance

@joshsimonsmp Makerfield is my town. Reform just won 24/25 Local Election seats in the Wigan area including Makerfield. Labour are hated in the town. Reform would win the seat.

For decades, Westminster has overseen the managed decline of towns like mine. We have talked big, then acted small, stuck in a politics of incrementalism that cannot meet the moment. We have lost the trust of those our party was built to serve. It is my unwavering belief that nothing short of urgent, radical, courageous reform will make a difference. That must start with a change in leadership. Today, I am putting the people I represent and the country I love first and will be resigning as MP for Makerfield. I am standing aside so that Andy Burnham can return to his home, fight to re-enter Parliament, and if elected, drive the change our country is crying out for. This has not been an easy decision. This is my family’s home, where only a few weeks ago, doctors and nurses at Wigan Infirmary saved our newborn son’s life. But we all must make choices and in recent days I found myself with a difficult one: defend the status quo or step forward and act. I have made my choice. I am in politics because politics is how you change lives for the better. My party has one last chance to do that: deliver for the people and places I represent, drive economic growth, secure our borders, reform our state and politics, and change a status quo that is not working. That is the fight. I believe Andy is the one to lead it.

@RichardTho13872 @SamCoatesSky Liz truss

@SamCoatesSky This actually is a farce now what the hell has the mayor of Manchester got to do with being prime minister of the UK is actually think they have lost their minds here this is a total shambles

Wes Streeting resigns, and effectively invites a timetable that would allow Andy Burnham to stand too. Says the contest needs to be about "ideas" and "broad".

@BethRigby Are you thick?

Streeting ally: "Wes has numbers but taken decision not to trigger challenge/immediate contest as clear that wouldn’t be right thing for party. Keir needs to set out a timetable and allow widest possible contest. It’s the only way to rebuild from this mess."

@SammGarratt @nf22041 @AliFortescue Yep lol

@nf22041 @AliFortescue The most pathetic thing is that you actually think Sky News are 'Hard-Left'... How embarrassing.

🔺Excl: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5 million personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News. Reform spox: "The offer and process for purchase of this property commenced before the gift". Full story 👇 news.sky.com/story/nigel-fa…

@nf22041 @AliFortescue Hard left hahahaha

@AliFortescue Hard-Left Sky News and their goons claiming an 'Exclusive'. Utterly pathetic.

@Dirty_Pitchfork @BethRigby Fastest growing economy in G7 old boy

@BethRigby I don't think anyone can bring stability to this country, not in this climate. And a country can't succeed without stability, nothing is going to improve. It's sad.

UPDATE: Allies of Streeting say health sec does have the numbers but “things are shifting”….

@General_EFC @BethRigby Economy growing fastest in G7 lol

@BethRigby No wonder the country is a shambles they can’t even run a party coup.

@Sonny496 @BethRigby Was wasn't it.. Good on em!

@BethRigby That was nice of HMRC to conclude the enquiry just in time for the leadership campaign

NEW: Statement from Angela Rayner over her tax affairs “I welcome HMRC’s conclusion, which has cleared me of any wrongdoing. “I have been exonerated by HMRC of the accusation that I deliberately sought to avoid tax. “When purchasing a home of my own with a mortgage, I did not own any other property and had no personal financial interest in the court-instructed trust set up to manage my son’s financial award. I was advised by experts that I should pay stamp duty at the standard rate. “I set out to pay the correct amount of tax. I took reasonable care and acted in good faith, based on the expert advice I received, and HMRC has accepted this. “I have always sought to act with integrity, and I believe politicians should be held to high standards - that is why I resigned from government and cooperated fully with HMRC. “I wanted to ensure that I paid every penny that I owed, and have done so. I am relieved that my family can now move on - and that I can get on with my job.” In statement Rayner team says she has paid the stamp duty at the higher rate - HMRC investigation clears Rayner of tax avoidance, with no fine or penalty applied_ - HMRC tax probe has concluded that former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner did not seek to avoid paying the correct stamp duty on the purchase of her property in 2025. - HMRC’s investigation has decided that stamp duty was payable at the higher rate, while concluding that Rayner acted with reasonable care. - Following a very detailed consideration of Angela Rayner’ s conduct, including the advice sought, HMRC have concluded that she had not acted with any impropriety or carelessness and that accordingly no penalty is chargeable.

@blue_essexMrC @BethRigby Stop crying lol

@BethRigby HMRC have not cleared her of wrong doing. She underpaid tax, she got caught, tried to blame other people for her failure and then forced to pay the tax she owed. It is that simple.

@Daz775976071042 @SkyNews @SamCoatesSky WTF you on about!

@SkyNews @SamCoatesSky One question he wasn’t an MP so what the hell has it got to do with anyone. Has any of the other MPs sat in parliament declared all of the money they received before coming MPs. How about we report Starmer rayner and the rest who are all millionaires but are not earning that

The Commons sleaze watchdog is launching an investigation into Nigel Farage over a £5m gift from a cryptocurrency investor. Farage insisted there is "no case to answer". Our deputy political editor @SamCoatesSky reports ⬇️ Read more 🔗 trib.al/zPgy9ti