Yes, but neither are in parliament. Burnham I mentioned here a looooooong time before it was mentioned as a serious prospect. My other one is Sharon Graham of Unite (I think it's Unite). Neither… (View Post)

I come at this from a very different political perspective, but I tend to agree. Moderate muslim voters would really have struggled. I don't think that Matt Goodwin's campaign was run parti… (View Post)

Can someone please confirm whether Labour would have had to fight a Mayoral election when Burnham stepped down, or whether (as I heard) his deputy could have completed his term? (View Post)

Reform has positioned itself very firmly as an anti-immigration party. I don't see that even a figure like Zia Yusuf could have overturned this result - indeed, sadly, he might have leaked some … (View Post)

It may have been stupid on many levels, but on one level (the one that mattered) it wasn't stupid. Burnham was the clear alternative leader. Without him in the Commons, Starmer is safer. That is… (View Post)