Paul

@paulleach53.bsky.social

Married, father, grandfather Happily retired

Rumours that Burnham will approve the jackdaw gas field in the next few weeks because the unions want it Going soft on capping donations too for the same reason Was the problem with Starmer that he wouldnt do what the unions, the labour paymasters, told him to if he didnt thing it was right?

So Zak's decided to stand in holburn? A chance for burnham to bury the green leader once and for all What does Zak do if he loses? What does he do if he wins? Will he put it more time that farage? Will he give up his london assembly seat?

I am not a burnham fan, but it was a reasonable performance, though he stumbled once or twice Favourite line was the bit about chatting to the former Chancellor tonight

We were told one of the problems with Starmers govt is they didn't push back against Reform Has anyone seen anything from a senior labour person on Reform's plan to end PIP? Did i miss it?

Can it be true that man of action Burnham is really ducking a decision on the oil and gas fields into the autumn? The kind of stalling that Starmer would have been slated for? And, in other news, I saw Waspi women on BBC breakfast saying they have every faith in him to come up with a solution!

Rayner on tv this morning saying the govt doesnt intend to cap rents If a minister under Starmer had gone on tv and rowed back on that after suggesting it might be an idea it would have been called a U Turn Andy is certainly having a honeymoon!

Mm. Farage to fake assassination attempt? Comedian Mitch Benn predicts this on Facebook: taking another leaf out of Trump playbook then fleeing UK as wounded martyred hero whining, 'See? Told you my life was in danger!' Be awful if you shared this widely so he's rumbled before he even tries it...

This will not be a popular opinion but what is the difference between Farage calling a by election to increase his chances of being PM and Andy Burnham engineering a by election to increase his chances of being PM? I am definitely no fan of farage but is his cynicism any different?