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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2022 11:44:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2022 12:21:27 GMT
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Post by rockefeller on Nov 9, 2022 13:43:48 GMT
Andy Burnham
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2022 14:33:59 GMT
The Labour candidate is Andrew Western |
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Post by owainsutton on Nov 9, 2022 17:22:39 GMT
Sigh. We'd just opened our selection process, which will now probably have to be expedited.
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Post by andrewteale on Nov 9, 2022 17:39:56 GMT
This is the constituency where I work on the days when I'm in the office. I'll be following developments with interest.
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Post by owainsutton on Nov 9, 2022 17:52:39 GMT
This is the constituency where I work on the days when I'm in the office. I'll be following developments with interest. I don't think anyone's expecting it to be the most exciting of by-elections? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2022 17:57:19 GMT
This is the constituency where I work on the days when I'm in the office. I'll be following developments with interest. I don't think anyone's expecting it to be the most exciting of by-elections? All by-elections have a narrative, even in safe seats. |
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Post by batman on Nov 9, 2022 19:18:41 GMT
so for the second time she succeeds Bev Hughes.
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Post by neilm on Nov 9, 2022 19:25:32 GMT
so for the second time she succeeds Bev Hughes. Hopefully the last, as Hughes is absolutely dreadful. She has absolutely failed with handling GMP. |
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Post by YL on Nov 9, 2022 20:25:15 GMT
As has been said Labour already have a candidate, but Andy Burnham would have to resign the Mayoralty to return to the Commons, as that Mayoralty includes the Police and Crime Commissioner powers. This is the same reason why Tracy Brabin had to resign her Commons seat when elected West Yorkshire Mayor. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 9, 2022 22:41:59 GMT
The whole Burnham returning to parliament theory was based very much on him becoming the leader in waiting for after Starmer crashed and burned. Things have certainly moved on from there and Starmer is looking more like the next Prime Minister (assuming Sunak lasts until the next election) than anything else, so where, oh where, would the motivation for Burnham's return be now?
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Post by batman on Nov 9, 2022 23:02:54 GMT
Well, Burnham has said he might like to lead the party in the future, but that he recognises that there is no vacancy; he will obviously now realise that a vacancy will not occur any time soon either. He will have to wait and his time may well have gone before he gets another realistic tilt at it.
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 10, 2022 11:29:39 GMT
The Labour candidate is Andrew Western He will have to be re-confirmed as such by the party's NEC for the byelection, but that should be a formality barring something genuinely unexpected. |
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Post by stb12 on Nov 10, 2022 15:37:16 GMT
The whole Burnham returning to parliament theory was based very much on him becoming the leader in waiting for after Starmer crashed and burned. Things have certainly moved on from there and Starmer is looking more like the next Prime Minister (assuming Sunak lasts until the next election) than anything else, so where, oh where, would the motivation for Burnham's return be now? Well as much as Starmer is going to be PM politics changes very quickly and questions about leadership can come about at any point. There isn’t a set period of blind loyalty just because someone has won an election so Burnham might want to be in parliament and maybe even on the front bench to see how things develop? |
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Post by Wisconsin on Nov 10, 2022 16:05:17 GMT
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Post by owainsutton on Nov 10, 2022 17:51:39 GMT
The whole Burnham returning to parliament theory was based very much on him becoming the leader in waiting for after Starmer crashed and burned. Things have certainly moved on from there and Starmer is looking more like the next Prime Minister (assuming Sunak lasts until the next election) than anything else, so where, oh where, would the motivation for Burnham's return be now? Well as much as Starmer is going to be PM politics changes very quickly and questions about leadership can come about at any point. There isn’t a set period of blind loyalty just because someone has won an election so Burnham might want to be in parliament and maybe even on the front bench to see how things develop? Quite, and Burnham is eight years younger than Starmer. However, there's no way Burnham wants to be back there at the moment. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 10, 2022 21:32:16 GMT
This is the constituency where I work on the days when I'm in the office. I'll be following developments with interest. The seat where I was born and raised, and first entered politics. Edit: and for those interested, the home seat of Ian McShane, Matthew Kelly, Nurse Gladys from Open All Hours, and for football fans also the home of David White and "The Urmston Makalele", Michael Johnson. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 10, 2022 21:33:00 GMT
so for the second time she succeeds Bev Hughes. Hopefully the last, as Hughes is absolutely dreadful. She has absolutely failed with handling GMP. She was dire as a MP too. Green was a significant upgrade without even needing to try. |
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Post by batman on Nov 10, 2022 22:31:20 GMT
This is the constituency where I work on the days when I'm in the office. I'll be following developments with interest. The seat where I was born and raised, and first entered politics. Edit: and for those interested, the home seat of Ian McShane, Matthew Kelly, Nurse Gladys from Open All Hours, and for football fans also the home of David White and "The Urmston Makalele", Michael Johnson. Duncan Edwards lived here as a Manchester United player - I remember being shown the semi where he lived not far from the ground. |
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