It was an busy weekend of announcements and counter announcements surrounding the Ashton in Makerfield by election
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester Mayor, signalled that he would support placing a commitment to introduce proportional representation into a future Labour election manifesto and it seems likely that leadership contender Wes Streeting may follow suit
Rumours abounded that if Andy Burnham gets to the top job he may call a snap general election
A war of words broke out after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage posted a picture on X with a boatload of refugees carrying vote for Andy posters with the message Andy Burnham is for them not you
Burnham quickly replied
“Are you getting desperate, lad?
Maybe keep your crypto millions for something else.”
Meanwhile his campaign team are unveiling a new campaign poster with a nod to Northern Soul
An extraordinary intervention from Admiral Lord Alan West as he comments on the prospective leadership election in the Labour Party
‘The thought of going for a leadership contest amongst all of this is absolutely bloody stupid. I have to say, one feels that some of these people who are contending, like the Mayor of Manchester, are lesser beings. They have forgotten they are meant to govern and look after our country. They’ve forgotten all about that.
‘They’re too busy doing self-publicity and arsing about. The last thing we need is a leadership contest, because the world is so dangerous.’
