Christopher Hope📝

@GBNEWS Political Editor, Presenter & Podcaster; @Telegraph. "He's got such a nice face, he's smiling, but watch - he'll ask a totally killer question.” - Trump

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I am the Political Editor and Head of Politics at GB News. Here is our Editorial Charter: https://t.co/IdLSg1uea6

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Interesting article by Simon Calder about Ryanair in today’s @telegraph - a corrective to all of the airline’s critics

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Here’s my Peterborough diary in today’s Daily Telegraph! @telegraph

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We already have millions of real Kings and Queens of the North. Where's the political class worthy of them? – by me, earlier this year https://t.co/xmmDSTObUi

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I am back from the Makerfield by-election. It’s the end of a marathon political day. Join me on @GBNEWS now to review the past 24 hours with Sacha Lord, Martin Baxter, Theresa Bischoff, Dan Barker and Kevin Craig. Tune in!

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LATEST The PM is going nowhere.
A senior Number 10 source has told me this afternoon that Sir Keir Starmer is fighting on, despite the pressure from Andy Burnham's to stand down after his by-election win last night.
They said: "His message is clear… a leadership contest would be damaging for party and country.. but if there is one he’s ready to fight it." More at @GBNEWS now.

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What an extraordinary political night and day. Thank you to all @GBNEWS colleagues who made it work, from Katherine Forster, Rebeca Newnes and Sophie Reaper and our camera operators Steve, Oliver, John and Pablo on the ground in Makerfield, to the overnight and daytime teams in Paddington, as well as teams at the two counts in Scotland. And thank you for watching! My day isn’t yet over - tune in for a @GBNEWS by-elections special, 7pm to 8pm tonight.

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The sound bite which will most resonate with @GBNEWS viewers from Andy Burnham’s victory speech? His attack on “HMO Britain”.

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'The gloves are now off with Sir Keir Starmer fighting for his political life, taking on Reform and saying they are plastic patriots.'

@christopherhope details Keir Starmer's attack on Reform voters as the PM calls for the Labour Party to 'pull together'.

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"You can't govern without the support of Labour MPs."

Harriet Harman, former Labour deputy leader, tells @JustinOnWeb that Starmer, Burnham and Streeting need to get together and agree the process of the leadership contest - voted for by party MPs rather than its members.

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This by-election result highlights the country's demand for a new direction and hope. There must now be an orderly change of leadership for the good of our country and the Labour Party

@AndyBurnhamGM has proved he can deliver the change we need, and that is why I am backing him.

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'I don't get Keir Starmer. I don't get him at all.'

@_jack_carson gets the thoughts of residents in Makerfield on whether Andy Burnham challenge Keir Starmer for Labour leadership.

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Andy Burnham has left the football club!

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New Makerfield MP Andy Burnham is currently in this football club with his team and supporters singing Oasis songs. The bar was open when we left. 🎶 🎵

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New Makerfield MP Andy Burnham is currently in this football club with his team and supporters singing Oasis songs. The bar was open when we left. 🎶 🎵

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'Nigel Farage should think very carefully about the results last night.'

Labour MP Louise Haigh says Andy Burnham's by-election victory in Makerfield signals 'the beginning of the end' for 'divisive politics'.

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Gloves off! PM Sir Keir Starmer falls Reform voters “plastic patriots”. Is he right in a conference call with Labour staffers this morning. Watch the debate now on @GBNEWS.

From Labour:

Keir Starmer this lunchtime has held a call with Labour staff members across the country to thank them for their work on the Makerfield by-election.
The PM said the party needs to “pull together”, “take the fight” to Reform and “give them a hiding” in the Greater Manchester Mayoralty contest.
He said: “The tide is turning on Reform. If you look at the national polling, Reform are now only six or seven points ahead of Labour in the national polls, which two years into a five year parliament is a place that we can make huge advances from.
“The next opportunity is the Greater Manchester Mayoralty, which now will follow as a result of the Makerfield by-election. It's a chance to go and take the fight to Reform.
“It's really important, it's a huge by-election, one of the biggest by-elections we'll ever run. It is really important that we maintain that Labour mayoralty, and that we take Reform on.
“This is the fight in politics at the moment. We should relish the opportunity to take the fight to Reform and give them a hiding in Manchester, and frankly, expose them for who they are: divisive, inward, wanting to divide our country, the complete opposite values to us.
“When they see problems, they don't ask how do we fix this problem, they ask how do we exploit this problem. When they see communities, they don't look at the great strength of our communities, they think, how can we pull this community apart, how can we set people and individuals and groups against each other?
“That is the complete opposite of us in the Labour Party, who believe in our communities, who believe that by coming together we get the best out of everyone. We are the true patriots, they are plastic patriots.
“Let's pull together as a party and a movement. The one thing we've got to avoid doing is plunging our party and our country into chaos by turning on each other and tearing apart our party and our movement. That has never worked. That's what the last government did. We need to learn that lesson.”

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The sound bite which will most resonate with @GBNEWS viewers from Andy Burnham’s victory speech? His attack on “HMO Britain”.

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'I am not going to walk away from that.'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirms he will stand in a leadership contest if Andy Burnham decides to challenge him.

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Not one mention of the word “Labour” at Andy Burnham’s by-election victory rally. Watch our reporting now on @GBNEWS.

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Team work makes the dream work!

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Sir Keir Starmer has left 10 Downing St by the back door this morning. He is on the way to an announcement about reforming home buying and selling.

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Momentous morning in Downing Street, where Keir Starmer has just left through the back door 👀 Who will be Larry’s housekeeper by the end of the summer? Join me down here and @christopherhope in Makerfield on @GBNEWS