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January 26, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Adam clearly heard your advice even if Starmer, McSweeney et al did not...
🔴What Keir Starmer Should Have Done With Andy Burnham

The decision to block Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election risks handing the seat to Nigel Farage, and ultimately triggering Starmer's downfall. It didn’t have to be this way, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
What Keir Starmer Should Have Done With Andy Burnham
The PM's decision to block Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election risks handing the seat to Nigel Farage, and ultimately triggering his own downfall. It didn't have to be this way,...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM
This quote perfectly illustrates the self-deception that allows them to mis-cast the problem as one that would better suit them. Today's decision trades the risk of civil war tomorrow for the certainty of civil war now! Common denominators are insecurity and misjudgement...
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Fat hope. The seat will now go to:
1. Best case the Greens
2.Worst case Reform
The ideal curtain raiser for humiliation in the local elections in May. After that Starmer will be fatally damaged goods of course, but even then I suspect Labour will struggle to smell the coffee...
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM