Starmer's best chance of survival is now that Burnham loses the by-election. Absolute scenes! (View Post)

I take a nap and lo! Burnham does have a seat! Or, at least, a sacrificial lamb. It begins to look as though his triumphal progression to Downing Street is on. Though Makerfield looks like a proper t… (View Post)

Given the polling, given it's a midterm by-election, if Burnham wins this by-election he will have pulled off a miracle and you'd expect him to hold the seat comfortably at the general elec… (View Post)

It is. Do members of the Cabinet campaign for the election if the Labour candidate (assuming it's Burnham) when Burnham's pitch is to replace the PM? It's bonkers! (View Post)

At the last GE: Labour 45.2% Reform 31.8% Tories 10.9% LibDems 6.8% Greens 4.4% EngDems 0.9% I think this is a tough by-election for Burnham to win. I'd think Labour could win a comfortable majo… (View Post)