bit worrying for turnout that the by election clashes with czechia vs south africa

I will never understand how Keir reconciles his self-conception as a good man doing a good job as prime minister with “my premiership had to be brought to the brink of death for me to say this”.

guys have you considered if Andy Burnham wins that I will personally be happy? Me, a very nice person probably. Just worth considering before you submit your snipes to the internet

my god if andy wins, hs2 is going to go to the moon

EXCLUSIVE Sir Keir Starmer will not seek to block Andy Burnham from becoming the Labour candidate in Makerfield, the BBC understands. An ally of Keir Starmer said: “Keir is focused on bringing the party together so it can tackle the issues facing working families.”

sources are saying cowards flinch and traitors sneer

if NEC approve him, fuck it I’ll rejoin. last roll of the dice

he could lose for sure but i think the idea he definitely will lose is a bit bizarre

i think if he somehow pulls this off some of you have got some apologies to make

i guess if you think starmer would beat you in a contest and you’re streeting, sounding conciliatory to mr burnham and making starmer block him is a decent play to win support you don’t currently have

when a post doesn’t bang: allies of steamedhamms insist he does have the numbers

Labour Leadership Voting Intentions: Starmer Vs Burnham: Burnham: 61% Starmer: 28% Starmer Vs Miliband: Miliband: 46% Starmer: 39% Starmer Vs Rayner: Rayner: 45% Starmer: 41% Starmer Vs Streeting: Starmer: 53% Streeting: 23% Via @labourlist.bsky.social - 1,124 Members, 13-14 May.

it’s 2029. the general election is tomorrow. andy burnham allies insist he’s found a seat. sources close to wes streeting say he’s got the numbers. al carns is ready to run. rayner or miliband will run to stop wes. starmer refuses to name a timetable for his departure.

we are about to enter the al carns century of prosperity and you’re making your silly little quips?

take no pleasure in saying this but maybe if wes really hasn’t got the numbers it’s so embarrassing he should resign from public life entirely and ensure that i personally never have to see him on television, in a newspaper or hear him on the radio ever again

i think i basically think you should be allowed to spy on opposing teams training sessions

wes fleeting www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

wes retreating more like

just watched the vardy netflix documentary and only welled up 3 times at the title season. the best year

imo sack wes and all his supporters for their treachery (but give Burnham’s supporters the best jobs and stack the NEC in his favour to try and win them back around)

the idea of responding to the local elections and the complete loss of authority within your party by getting chuka umunna in… compellingly batshit

'Yes, and you call them "plans for UK in the centre of Europe", despite the fact they are obviously just a trumped up student exchange scheme.'

al carns has seized control of the state broadcasting networks

my god what is happening in there

(at my absolute political and personal nadir) Ah, a delegation of my most loyal ministers request an audience? Delightful - certainly, they would bring only good news

anyway good news about whatever starmer said this morning

rate “reply yes to coup the prime minister” so much

when you put it like that, north korea style vote share incoming

Angela Rayner has called on Sir Keir Starmer to end a “toxic culture of cronyism” and allow Andy Burnham to return to Westminster in her first remarks since Labour’s crushing defeat in local elections earlier this week. www.ft.com/content/99c8...

fun bit from snl uk on steve reed and starmer

Catherine West's experience as Undersecretary for Indo-Pacific is just what the country needs to prepare for the Asian century. It brings me no joy to say her CV outshines Keir Starmer's record of absolutely fucking a once in a generation opportunity.

it’s westmania out there right now it is crazyyyy

always been a massive westie

All aboard the bandwagon

always thought catherine west would save this country

give stafford cripps a tank

(painstakingly assembling an obstacle course of rakes, tripwires and banana skins before stepping on each with perfect accuracy) Is Britain Now Ungovernable?

2. Having knocked on doors in recent weeks – in Folkestone & Hythe, Worthing, Hastings & Rye, Thanet, Haringey, Islington – voters are frustrated with the pace of change; but they are still angry about the mistakes made by the leadership: winter fuel, benefit cuts, that LBC interview, Mandelson.

somehow reg prentice returned

james callaghan has just entered downing street! hugh dalton has just been made special envoy! jack straw is going to lead a taskforce!

i reckon bringing back brown and harman will work and we can look forward to decades of labour government

Wrote about the elections for the paper (which went to press last night): www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

it’d be so naff if we had a prime minister who’d been on I’m a celeb. we need to get some bloody self respect in this country

read the words “But the answer is not to turn inwards.” so many times now that the words have lost all meaning

can’t stress enough how that can’t be the one thing

counterintuitively, this is the closest I’ve been to rejoining labour

with all the necessary caveats, that’s crazy