A last-ditch bet has been made on the ability of a successful regional politician to jump in and save the Labour government. But it is a long shot, and, seen from outside, a less than dignified move for a party in power. Me at @LabourUncut: https://t.co/huzv73oGJi
"Any bets, Mr Burnham?"
"Yes, I'm going to bet everything on a colour."
"Red or black?"
"Neither. On zero, green."
"But..."
"Yes, the whole farm."
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For those critical of Starmer's leadership - and many of us often are - we might also want to reflect calmly on how the Iran attacks might have played out with another leader. Me at @LabourUncut: https://t.co/SUNaMurlrU
This is the headline for me:
‘Worst of all, one suspects that, even though a key ally is disabled, on balance, Vladimir Putin is secretly delighted at the chaos being created in the West’- excellent from @rob_marchant at @LabourUncut
Labour and Iran: in which, unusually, Tony Blair's view on geopolitics is slated and Keir Starmer's praised. Me at @LabourUncut: https://t.co/SUNaMurlrU
Despite the media froth, Labour's by-election ground game is not going too badly - m'good colleague @KevinPMeagher's dispatch from the battlefront at @LabourUncut: https://t.co/SEtD6C2mOG
'Hand on heart, it feels eminently winnable. Canvassers report the surge for Reform they noticed in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election last year – where Farage’s gang won by just six votes – is absent this time.'
https://t.co/OM4bCdqbgX
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It’s close in Denton and Gorton, but Labour’s still in the game - @KevinPMeagher with a dispatch from the front, after several hours canvassing. TL;DR It's there to be won https://t.co/R1KwkVK0Xg
‘Keir Starmer’s service to his country and his party is to…allow Labour to switch gears at the right moment, rather than panicking over short-term unpopularity. To endure until winter 2027 or spring 2028, thus allowing Labour to reinvent itself…’ @LabourUncut