This is the real Andy Burnham.
He promised affordable housing, then diverted hundreds of millions in taxpayer funding to one developer's property empire.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have sent an email to warn staff members not to support Reform UK.
This is a shocking breach of electoral neutrality and free speech.
Read @ZiaYusufUK’s letter to demand answers. 👇
@cfdownes_ Jog on Charlie. You are literally trying to divide the Right to help Labour you total clown.
And it appears you’re too dumb to notice your boss is in cahoots with the Tories.
You are not a patriot.
🚨 Astonishingly, the heads of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s (GMFRS) ‘race and faith’ network have sent an email to firefighters, targeting staff members standing as candidates for Reform UK.
The email stated these individuals were "spoken to" and that management is seeking "legal guidance" to protect their "inclusive culture."
Sending an anti-Reform UK political broadcast on public systems during a regulated election period is a shocking breach of electoral neutrality and is unlawful.
Firefighters have every legal right to stand for election.
Hounding staff for lawful political views is unacceptable and is proof of the exact perception that anyone questioning an aggressive DEI agenda will be chased out of their job.
I have written to Chief Fire Officer Dave Russel demanding answers.
Petch and Ahmed - the network heads responsible - appear to have committed gross misconduct and should be dismissed.
GMFRS must apologize to Reform UK and the affected staff.
We have given GMFRS until Wednesday to answer 8 specific demands, including providing transcripts of what was said to our candidates and explaining why these network heads are permitted to weaponize IT systems.
I am also calling on HMICFRS (@HMICFRS) and the Electoral Commission (@ElectoralCommUK) to urgently investigate this unlawful breach.
Full letter below. 👇
🚨The BBC had just sunk to a new low.
On Newsnight last night, presenter Matt Chorley claimed Nigel Farage said people should respond to the murder of Henry Nowak with “white cold rage”.
Nigel DID NOT SAY THIS.
The insertion of the word “white” by the BBC is obviously designed to change the meaning completely.
It was no slip of the tongue, Chorley said it THREE TIMES.
He came prepared to defame Nigel and lie to the country.
This is disgusting from the BBC.
Why do they insist on spitting in the faces of the millions of Reform supporters who are forced to contribute to their salaries?
THE BBC MUST APOLOGISE IMMEDIATELY
@MattChorley@andywigmore Good that you have apologised but given the entire programme was intent on attacking Nigel’s remarks on the murder as being divisive you added to this 100 per cent by quoting him wrongly
My legal team have written to the BBC demanding a full on air apology and investigation into the defamatory comments made about me on Newsnight.
Enough is enough.
https://t.co/TZzA045YFj
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