Dr Christopher Ripley

Award Winning & Best Selling Author of HHN & others, Architecture, Producer, Co-host of @thehhhour, & Editor

[Dr Christopher Ripley @christopherrip]

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Thankfully

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— Andy Burnham is planning to move quickly after Makerfield to secure a coronation. His supporters think John Healey’s resignation kills off Keir Starmer’s chances of survival. They think Wes Streeting and Al Carns don’t have the numbers, and that Burnham can quickly get 250+ Labour MPs and most of the cabinet to back him.

— Starmer insists he’ll fight, but the question is what the cabinet does. Burnham’s supporters want them to tell the PM to agree a handover. Before Healey resigned, Starmer’s allies hoped he could battle on because most of the cabinet would back him to stay. Aides suggest the calculus is changing and Healey’s brutal exit makes it more likely they tell Starmer it’s over.

— Even Starmer loyalists are very critical of the PM. They wish he’d been bolder, found the defence money from welfare, net zero or elsewhere, and sacked Ed Miliband. Several allies say they can’t believe Miliband and Shabana Mahmood (who they say privately plotted with Burnham and Miliband to oust Starmer) are still in the cabinet, but Healey isn’t. One says that’s the final evidence of his lack of authority, political judgment and decision-making ability.

— Starmer’s relationship with Rachel Reeves has been tested to the limit. Her resistance led Starmer to renege on his Munich speech and overrule Healey and Jonathan Powell. She effectively buried his survival strategy of focusing on security. Reeves allies argue it’s her job to make the numbers add up and if Starmer wanted more money for defence he could have imposed more departmental cuts but was unwilling.

— Burnham will not keep Reeves on as his chancellor, despite her allies pitching her to stay. Reappointing her would not be the change he’s promising, one Burnham supporter says. They say they spoke to Reeves around the locals and came away believing she would help them persuade Starmer to go, but she didn’t follow through.

— The turmoil is rattling UK allies. European diplomats contacted British counterparts in recent days complaining about the uncertainty over the UK’s defence spending plans, the slow pace of the uplift and Healey’s departure. They’ve also asked for information about Burnham’s plans for foreign policy and defence but got no answer.

— If Burnham does become PM he’ll face the same problems. His critics say he’s never uttered a word of substance on defence or foreign policy, shows no interest in it and has no plan. It is not impossible that in the next few months the British PM has to join negotiations with Putin over Ukraine. “Can you imagine Burnham doing that?” asks one official, especially with Powell likely to leave with Starmer.

— Starmer’s chaos also distracted from what might otherwise have been a bad week for Burnham. He got away with his WASPI gaffe thanks to Healey. Labour MPs are also critical of his plans on immigration. One aide said his proposal to end asylum hotel contracts and move responsibility for housing migrants to local authorities is amateurish and toxic.

— It all leaves Labour MPs in a state of total despair. Starmer looks finished but Burnham has no obvious plan and keeps making basic mistakes that foreshadow another troubled premiership, one said. If Burnham loses Makerfield, Labour appears to have no other options.

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[Patrick Christys @PatrickChristys]

Starmer has chosen his own job over the defence of our nation. He would have to sack Rachel Reeves in order to fund defence properly. He’s chosen not to do that because if the Chancellor goes, he goes. That is not patriotism. That is weak, selfish cowardice.

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Keir Starmer is destroying our country

[John Healey @JohnHealey_MP]

My letter to the Prime Minister

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@danny_robins @_EvelynHollow @ciaranokeeffe Clear marble in the bottom and add some water - easy

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Also because of VAT on private schools my son’s state school classroom has gone from 28 to 34 kids and the school can’t afford a TA for his class anymore. Thanks Labour. One of the few policies Starmer hasn’t u-turned on is making all our kid’s educations worse

[Laura Trott MP @LauraTrottMP]

Labour promised 6,500 new teachers. Today we learned that there are 1,900 FEWER teachers. It turns out Keir Starmer’s approach to promises is the same as he does with his messages - auto delete.

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@danny_robins @BBCSounds As a magician, every aspect of this case can be easily explained by a trip to your local magic shop

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These chips are by far the most heinous, and putrid, crimes against snackery to ever exist. I hope you need get offered them

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@danny_robins It’s the dad - end of

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@danny_robins You can buy these in any magic shop and they said it was the father’s handwriting - case closed

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@JayTheHaunter Scream

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RIP

[Twenty Twenty Schmidt 🤡🎃 @Mrfurious32821]

My last Saturday with this dude.

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@HouseOfHorrorCo Seven

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@robanthony90 I personally adore Scream3

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Told ya to go see it

[Isabel May fanbase @isabelmayfan]

Scream 7 currently stands as the most profitable film of 2026 in terms of budget return.

(Source: @Koimoi)

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@danny_robins Where’s the regular theme song!?!!

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It’s bad for your health and the environment - do not touch palm oil

Combine the shrinkflation with the lack of coco and the increased prices - Cadbury’s and others are getting all they deserve

[Scott @ScottJonesy]

The mission to buy non #PalmOil Easter Eggs is a ridiculous mission.

@CadburyUK you're going to have a massive issue in sales and deservedly so. We want Milk, we want cream and we want cocoa. It ain't hard. Read the room.

@MDLZ you've annoyed us Brits.

REPENT

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God tier

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Wait. Keir was actually Tom from MySpace all along….. who knew

[Lord Sugar @Lord_Sugar]

Our prime minister was once able to made smart decisions on his IT kit. Two Amstrad computers.

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@HouseOfHorrorCo Treasure

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Go see it

[Joshua Vega @JoshuaVega32365]

1 month ago Scream 7 came out in theaters worldwide it’s was selling out theaters point theaters had to add more showtimes it was a truly like the first blockbuster of 2026 now it’s 195.4 million at box office it’s 4.6 million way to 200 million