Billy Donegan

[Lyndy @LyndyMountain]

This good news is thanks to Keir Starmer 👏👏👏

[Watercolours 13 @GaylardJennifer]

Burnham doesn't do anything for me, he's not been voted into office by the public, the EU don't seem to trust him either, he's wasting taxpayers money with the nonsensical No10 North, the public don't want gimmicks, they want an inspirational leader, Burnham is not one.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Leaked No 10 documents show Andy Burnham has so far used 6 of Keir Starmer’s 50 ideas to stay in power

A further 8 are expected to be announced in the coming weeks

[@SkyNews]

[Graham Lambert 💙 @100glitterstars]

Just wondering whether it will be up to regional mayors or not on whether we should go to war or not should it be relevant.
Some decisions require a national response.
With this set up the PM can deflect issues away from No.10 and blame them on the regional mayors.

[Darren Jones @DarrenRJones]

UK Govt is spinning that new Chancellor, John Healey is surprised by the state of the public accounts.
No, that’s not acceptable. He was in Cabinet for 2 years. That’s like being a company director of UK Govt.
A Board Director does not get to claim ignorance on the accounts. It’s not just all on the Finance Director.
If he is saying he is surprised, he is saying he has been negligent for two years.

[Anne @Anniepop2027]

What do they mean by “the finances came as a surprise” ?

Starmer and Reeves literally told them - Healey, over and over.

Extraordinary incompetence by Healey and the coup

@LBC @BBCNews

[George @george_w18]

This ‘oh we didn’t realise’ schtick doesn’t really hold water when the current occupant of No 11 was the defence secretary until about 5 minutes ago, who resigned due to conflict with the Treasury

[Viviane: RNLI supporter, not Burnham @LaindonFEMINIST]

Healey was told by Rachel Reeves there was no money. He accused Starmer and Reeves of being unwilling to fund defence. He resigned.

Now he holds the purse strings. And he’s trotting out he didn’t know there was no money.

No credibility. None.

[Mark Wallace @wallaceme]

This really isn’t going to wash a second time.

[richard clark @RMGCLARK61]

@HugoGye Burnham’s responsibility . He created the coup - he wanted the job - he did not want Starmer involved . Leaders take responsibility .

[Christian Purefoy @PurefoyAmebo]

"I don't think Andy knew..."

I despair, truly. If this is true (and the sad thing is you only have to look at what they’ve been up to since taking office to believe it) then Burnham and Labour really are in for the rudest of shocks about what else is coming down the line this winter.

And god help the rest of us now led by a man who couldn’t see the most obvious crisis in history coming.

[Hugo Gye @HugoGye]

This is a bit farcical really.

"Until you get the proper briefings you can only know so much."

UK's dodgy fiscal position is not a state secret! It's not like entering Home Office or MoD and finding out all the security intelligence.

[Clare Hepworth OBE @Hepworthclare]

Al.
Have you mis-remembered ?
I seem to recall you resigned in solidarity with Healey over defence spend.
I'm guessing you're disappointed you weren't rewarded with the Defence Sec job.
Streeting's perceived sacrifice was greater than yours - apparently.

[Anne @Anniepop2027]

@antoguerrera @emily4MK @Keir_Starmer How disgraceful of you @emily4MK .. you lot have all lost the respect of the members snd the electorate. Why would Starmer stay a minute longer after your treachery

[Imogen @Imogenlemon02]

@antoguerrera @emily4MK @Keir_Starmer He can’t move back to his home because it was fire bombed, his ministers were plotting to get rid of him within months of securing a Labour victory, and the new Labour government seeks to whitewash his government’s achievements, but hey let’s accuse him of petulance.

Stupid.

[Paul Groenhuysen @PGroenhuysen]

He's come up for air and guess what the subject is........?

[ABerry 🇬🇧 @LabourBerry]

@andyburnham Previously announced in February 2025-under the Starmer Government

"The first phase will begin in St Helens in 2026, with Wirral next, before rolling out across all six boroughs by the end of 2027."

[Gaynor @Gaynor_PE]

@andyburnham FGS. Buses again. I use buses. They are important. But locally. You're not GM Mayor now. You're supposed to be the PM & you should have more important issues to think about. Like the far right masked mob that was allowed to shut down the port of Dover yesterday. You let them win

[Graham Lambert 💙 @100glitterstars]

We have our answer.
Andy Burnham is a long way from Dover.
He's been spotted with the royal family during a visit to Scotland.
He was seen arriving in the back of a black vehicle.
He appears to be dodging all of the media, not just the Sun.
#DoverProtest

https://t.co/lVZzudYpwb

[Suzy Quiquero @suzyquiquero]

Mad that even Richard Tice has condemned what happened in Dover yet we haven't heard anything from the PM and Home Sec. What are they doing?