The return of Burnham?

[Hughie Reed 31]

I voted for Labour based on what was on offer and most importantly what the alternative was. You have spent years moaning about everything and offering no credible alternative. You were absolutely solid on your dislike of populism until it suits you now. You are a hypocrite.

You are mixing up popular with populist. People like Burnham and his work as the Manchester mayor shows he’s a competent leader. Sadly people think Starmer has no values and is not likeable or a good leader. You are getting very arsy about this… your unpopular, dull, u-turning, principle free man has headed off the threat to his premiership… rejoice in that.

Spot on post
No way are Labour getting back in with Starmer in charge
The decision he has made by blocking Burnham is crazy if Labour now lose
That by-election Starmer is toast.

[HawkingsHalfpint]

Back to the matter in hand, whatever anyone thinks of Burnham, blocking him from running as an MP looks very weak and makes Starmer look more insecure, not less. It's concerning that decision-makers in the Labour Party couldn't see that.

It does indeed. Like cup-tieing your outgoing best player for fear you’ll have to face him later. 

He has momentum, influence and would make a far better leader than Steamer. He even resembles a thunderbird puppet better than the current PM, which takes some doing. 

I feel that this isn’t the end of the story because it is now abundantly clear that there is deep division within a party that won in huge number by default, and not because they happened to be a unified, purposeful party. Which truly does highlight the need for strong opposition. God forbid that’s Reform - there is still plenty of time for that lot to hang itself, fortunately.

Ay it 
Their method from 2023 to 24 was just to sit quiet and say nothing.
They didn't seem to have any plan or vision 
As the last 18 months have shown

The only saving grace is that they brought an end to 14 years of a shitshow run by loons and egomaniacs. A leastworst shitshow apparently

Reform are putting the team back together…

Reform are to Albion what the Tories were to Grimsby, under Buckley!