Why didn't Andy Burnham make Pickford Health Secretary? Because he couldn't stop the DR's strike

Please can the Green Party at least try and be serious. This is quite clearly not the case and the four images below show that.

All I ask for is a PM to say "Local Government is an incoherent and confusing mess, we should fix that". What we seem to get is more, and disparate, responsibility and democratic layers to bolt on to the Frankenstein's Monster that is local decision making.

£20,000 above the median London salary is not "poor". Trying to suggest as such is deeply insulting to both those Londoners who are genuinely poor and to the intelligence of those who rightfully called out his bullshit.

AFLLAB* *assigned female Labour leader at birth

Somehow the full extract is even more insane

Is this senior figure: a) transphobic and Burnham is actually a trans man or; b) a dick for outing Burnham as a closeted trans woman

I remind everyone that MPs first started receiving salaries in 1911. The move was made by Liberal PM David Lloyd-George to improve accessibility of the Commons to those working and on low incomes.

Cool, lets make becoming an MP even harder for the average person rather than easier.

... apart from those two MPs that are literally dead.

Any suggestion of this should be replied to with this picture. It is only going to go in one direction and any attempt to stop it will be messy, embarrassing and completely unnecessary.

Labour MP: "Hey Andy. Congratulations on winning in Makerfield, it was really great to you smash Reform and I loved my trip up to help out. Can I get your support on 'X'?" Burnham, not wanting to piss people off already: "Thanks! Yeah sure, totally support that and will definitely look into it."

Can a PM put themselves in their Resignation Honours List?

The correct response would be "Bristol City Council's finances are tight, it would be unfair and unsustainable to selectively discount hiring fees." Jumping straight to the alcohol defense is a big tell.

The real story of the night was Aberdeen South. Nobody is going to be talking about it anywhere near as much a Makerfield though.

Can someone please ask the question of Number 10, or Nandy herself, what Nandy actually does and what Labour's vision of the BBC and it's soft power is?

"You have a rag tag group of students and sickly pensioners, six weeks and £20,000 to campaign against three other parties and a racist, but popular, independent. Good luck"

Adding Al Carns to the "Wouldn't be surprised if they defected to Reform" pile alongside Mike Tapp.

But how will they learn that they are autistic?

It may be apocryphal but the collective wisdom that the Europeans have a better relationship with alcohol because they are eased into it, rather than just slamming themselves headfirst at the age of 18, should be thought about more.

Have we all forgotten the literal pogroms that happened last week. I'm pretty sure it wasn't community newsletters and telephone trees that radicalised those adults into going door to door seeking out non-white people.

Welcome to the UK, where soon 17-year-olds will be legally allowed to drive, join the army, work a full-time job, have sex and even vote but not watch YouTube past their bedtime.

I pay my License Fee because whilst I don't consume live TV, I do consume a lot of BBC output in other ways, listening to a lot of BBC produced podcasts and it is my default site for news. This is a charitable contribution as I think it is important. Starting to question whether I pay next year.

Writing a letter seems a lot like hesitating to act...

We don't usually see each other's header images. Here's mine.

It is times like this that I wish that BlueSky had private or locked accounts. Just so I can scream into the void.

No wonder we are on the precipice of an anxiety induced nervous breakdown as a society.

Ironically, have the brain pickling effects of social media on the older generations meant that we are incapable of a prolonged, complicated and rational discussion on the topic?

Got into an argument on Sky a few weeks about about banning social media for teens. "But parents want it!" Sure, but that doesn't mean it will work or is a good idea! How about a serious conversation about what social media is doing to all of us, adults included? Or is that too difficult?

Ed Miliband for PM exclusively off the back of this.

So weird how the leader of nominally left wing party is against paying taxes.

Sorry CUK, but it seems as if YORP has superseded you as the funniest splinter party.

Heaven forbid journalists do journalism on a man that wants to become Prime Minister. Sounds like you are just stroppy for being found out as a bullshitter.

The "Bond Market" also includes a good proportion of the British population who have lent the government money via Premium Bonds, Pensions and managed Stocks and Shares ISAs. More than 30% of British government debt is held by British people. Binning off that will do wonders to financial outlooks

Vikki Slay-de

For every young person drawn into violent behaviour or suicidal thoughts there is an older person who has been radicalised or tricked into an AI powered scam. Both extremes of neuroplasticity should concern us regarding social media, but it is understandable why only one is getting attention.

"We are going to take you down to Paddington! Paddington, here you come. Choo fucking choo."

Please could we just decide an age at which someone becomes an adult and stick to it!

Great article on Burnham that can easily be generalised out to all modern metro mayors. They exist in a blind spot; too small for national media and too big for underfunded local outlets, can be very visible but they aren't immediately impactful. Useful for someone who finds scrutiny uncomfortable

"No" - The Government

To any journalists writing about the future of Ed Davey, I think this sums up the concerns in the membership. The only party where more of their vote comes from stopping another than values. What happens when they are up against another party that isnt hated or there is a more credible option?

Did nobody suggest to her that maybe her first PMQ should probably be on something relating, or important, to her constituents?

Local government is increasingly a care home that collects bins. It has been obvious for a decade that social care is crippling all things. It is damning on Labour's ability to prep that they didn't have a plan. It might have been painful, but the benefits would appear in time for the next GE.

Can we proscribe the Liberal Democrats for making me see Burnham in these shorts again.

Popped over to the other place to see how they are taking the developments... Badly it seems

The Labour Party will do anything to avoid having a woman as leader...

Call me a purist, but voters are not blocks that can be moved and traded by parties. They are individuals that have their own beliefs and red lines. They might not even vote if certain parties are not present. Labour needs to find them and convince them. It's called campaigning.

The "Monkey's Paw" outcome to this Burnham saga would be him winning Makerfield to become PM, only for Labour to lose the Greater Manchester by-election to Reform...