Rupuk Patel

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[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

Big and deserved 🖕to @AndyBurnhamGM

[Robert Peston @Peston]

Keir Starmer just now: “If there is a contest, just to be clear with you, then yes, I will run, I will stand and I've said repeatedly I'm not going to walk away from that.” So prepare for a contest to choose Labour’s leader and the prime minister, over the summer

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@JackElsom @lukejcr you won your seat because of Keir you ungrateful sod

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

Josh is celebrating but wait till him and the gobshite @AndyBurnhamGM see the books.

Deeply unserious people only interested in their own agendas.

[Josh Simons @joshsimonsmp]

Been an absolute privilege working with these ballers in recent weeks.

It’s been @andy4makerfield, me, and thousands of excited, hopeful people taking orders from these four northern women.

Exactly what @UKLabour should be. Long may it continue.

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

Good.

Hope the coward @AndyBurnhamGM is prepared to explain his selfish self interest in becoming PM

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

New: Keir Starmer says he “will stand” in any Labour leadership contest and he will not “walk away”

PM effectively daring cabinet to force him out

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

We are so cooked if this guy comes to power.

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

***NEW: Labour leadership state of play with @EllenAMilligan @ChaplainChloe @Joe_Mayes***

— Andy Burnham’s supporters expect senior members of Keir Starmer’s cabinet to tell him in the days after Makerfield to agree a handover of power, in an attempt to make it impossible for him to continue in post.

— Burnham would rather not directly launch a leadership challenge against Starmer, sources say. Instead, his allies are asking the cabinet to persuade the PM to agree an orderly transition and not to run in a contest. That showdown could take place on Friday or over the weekend.

— Some senior cabinet ministers now think it’s inevitable Burnham will replace this summer, a shift in sentiment against the PM. It’s likely some will tell him he should step aside, sources say, though they’re doubtful more than a handful are prepared to resign to force him out. The most loyal cabinet ministers accept Starmer won’t lead Labour into the next election but aren’t pushing for a quick change.

— Team Burnham’s central assumption is Starmer will be confronted in the days after Makerfield by several of his own senior allies telling him to quit, as well as possibly a raft of junior ministerial resignations, and the pressure on him will be too great to carry on. So the immediate question is does the cabinet move to force him out or do they bottle it.

— Rachel Reeves, Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood are keen to remain in their jobs if there is a change of leader and are making the case for the need for continuity in senior roles to avoid as much chaos as possible, sources say, though allies of Burnham say he is minded to appoint a new chancellor.

— Starmer is genuinely determined to fight, believing he has a duty to the country to battle the plotters and prevent chaos. Allies of the PM suggest he could offer Burnham deputy prime minister or a similarly senior role, but it’s understood Burnham will decline.

— There are some tensions among Burnham backers, sources say, including frustrations that Ed Miliband has so far been unable to persuade more cabinet members to tell Starmer to go. Some cabinet ministers have been playing both sides in recent months, telling Burnham’s people they’ll urge Starmer to step aside but failing to follow through, they said.

— Some Labour aides think that if Starmer refuses to go by the middle of next week and Burnham still doesn’t want to be the one who triggers, votes could be lent to Wes Streeting to force a contest. Burnham could then try to cut a deal with Streeting to have him quit the race later in exchange for a senior cabinet job like foreign secretary, they said.

— Other MPs are also trying to gather support for what they call an “Anyone But Andy” candidate, potentially Al Carns. They would have next-to-no-chance of winning but would guarantee Burnham’s ideas are tested in a full leadership contest over the summer, rather than win via a coronation. But it’s a struggle for them to get to 81.

https://t.co/iURyGepKjM

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

We are fucking doomed.

[The i Paper @theipaper]

In an exclusive interview with The i Paper, Burnham says ripping up Labour's manifesto commitment would be 'very damaging' - despite calls for it to be ditched

Read more: https://t.co/iUhRQ1hAN2

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

The problem with our gutter media is that they think this is the X Factor.

Sacking someone is easy. Actually dealing with the problems are harder and something that media rats don't seem to grasp...

[Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound]

Former cabinet minister: 'If Starmer has any authority left, he should sack Reeves'

[Leader of Westminster City Council @Leader_WCC]

While we keep our options open on Oxford Street, if pedestrianisation is going ahead we want to make it the best possible for residents, visitors & businesses. The experienced @CityWestminster team is ready to work constructively with @SadiqKhan 2/2

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

Nice from someone who hasn't seen the country's books....

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[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

Andy Burnham has made his first pledge for the Labour leadership - he said he will cut business rates for pubs and music venues by 20% if he becomes prime minister

He accused Sir Keir Starmer's government of "undervaluing" their importance to local communities after a succession of tax rises

When you stand back it's quite something and highlights the extraordinary dual nature of the Makerfield by-election.

He we have Burnham pledging a nationwide, £350million tax cut in the middle of a local campaign while criticising a Labour government

Burnham pledged to cut business rates by 20% in 2027-28 if he becomes prime minister at a cost of £100million

He also said that he will abolish business rates for cafes, shops and hairdressers if he enters Number 10 in a move that would cost a further £250million

He said he will fund it by increasing taxes on warehouses owned by tech giants such as Amazon and and tackling tax evasion on the high street

He said: “Our high streets matter to me because they matter to the people who live here. I want to make sure that these family-owned businesses, as the heart and soul of this country, are protected and given the chance to thrive.

“I am willing to be honest about where we have fallen short and say that my party has got it wrong in government. They have undervalued the contribution that these businesses make to our livelihoods and our communities.”

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@YouGov This mean fuck all. We don't need a guy who is limeable but one that does the job that's needed.

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@RichYorks @business Drilling more doesn't lower bills because we live in reality, not a command economy.

Private companies extract North Sea oil and gas and sell it to the highest bidder on the global market. They aren't running a charity for UK households—we pay the global price regardless.

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[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

ALTERNATIVE BREAKING NEWS:

@MayorofLondon overruled NIMBYs hellbent on exacerbating the housing crisis👍

[Cllr. Matthew Goodwin-Freeman @MGoodwinFreeman]

BREAKING: Sadiq Khan's City Hall has just overruled the views of local residents, local councillors and Labour MPs to step in and grant this proposal.

So much for "listening to Londoners"...

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@ITVNewsPolitics Wes knows that drilling the north sea won't lower bills.

Performative nonsense from the 🤡

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@RichYorks @business Nobody is saying “no North Sea + only renewables”. The question is impact.

More North Sea drilling doesn’t remove gas from price-setting in the UK system. Low-carbon generation does. That’s why they aren’t interchangeable.

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@RichYorks @business You are describing the symptom, not demonstrating the cure.

The fact UK industry was hammered by global gas prices is an argument for reducing exposure to gas price shocks, not doubling down on them.

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@RichYorks @business You are arguing against a position I haven't taken. I haven't said oil and gas have no merit but said the UK's long-term strategy can't be "more North Sea licences".

Norway's success is what they did with oil revenues, not just drilling. We didn't do it when we had the chance.

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@GBNEWS Good. Fuck them old gaffers

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@Danjsalt If "private investors will fund it" is the test, then you're arguing profitability, not national strategy. The two are not the same thing.

Clown argument 🤡🤡🤡

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@CPhilpOfficial Those cancellations weren't caused by nationalisation. Govia Thameslink's services transferred into public ownership today but the railway, staff, timetables are the same ones that existed yesterday.

Were you dropped on your head as a child Chris or are you just this stupid?

[Rupuk Patel @RupukPatel]

@joshsimonsmp @Miatsf well done guys great work 🤡🤡🤡

[Kate Ferguson @kateferguson4]

EXCL: Andy Burnham is considering holding a snap general election if he becomes PM.

https://t.co/4vTIQ2oH5Y