Mickeywaffle

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@PippaCrerar WE NEED TO FUND DEFENCE

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@BethRigby @RuthDavidsonPC Eh? Your posts over the last few eeeks have indicated that this is exactly what you wanted

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@SkyNews @TrevorPTweets I don’t want a general election - I voted labour to have Kier Starmer as my prime minister, as did many others. How dare you think you can just take that away from us for no actual reason.

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Then Jesus said unto the sick, “you better have insurance.”

Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”

Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”

Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”

[Filly ☘️ @fillypepper]

Many of us want to know, who decided that a Mayor in Manchester should be parachuted into parliament to become Prime Minister?

Who is Andy Burnham beholden to? @UKLabour

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@KarlTurnerMP @andyburnhamHQ @UKLabour That does not fit my definition of legitimacy

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@UKLabour @paulmasonnews I think they’d choose proper funding over a ‘thank you’

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@BBCNews The Labour Party’s best bet was Kier Starmer

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@andyburnham Shall we talk about how much the Manchester Mayor election will cost? A bit more than 15% of your wages I think. And you know who else donates to charity?? Lots of us, mostly earning a lot less than you. Guess what, we don’t tell everyone about it on X though. Twat.

[Four Seasons Total Landscaping @TotalSeasons]

Everyone’s asking: can FSTL fix the reflecting pool?

We put our best people on it and have come up with a 3 point plan.

1. Drain the pool of algae and peeling paint.

2. RFK Jr. will eat the algae and peeled paint.

3. Remove Trump from office. https://t.co/GyYDhcmxyQ

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@WhiteHouse

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@atrupar What an incredible waste of fuel

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@Acyn

[Governor Newsom Press Office (parody) @AwesomeNewsom]

Congratulations to Trump on being chosen to present the FIFA World Cup Trophy. Who else could do it but the recipient of The FIFA Peace Prize, The FIFA Pool Boy Award, The Best Jesus of FIFA, and The FIFA Gold Squirrel for Cognitive Excellence.

[Gordon Fielden @GordonFielden]

With Darren Jones now confirming that he will not be entering any leadership contest, I find myself, and I suspect many others, reflecting deeply upon our future within the Labour Party.

I did not join the Labour Party to witness a mandate, won through immense effort and entrusted to Sir Keir Starmer by the British electorate, quietly transferred to another individual through pressure, intrigue, and political calculation. Nor did I join in order to endorse a process which appears, at least to many ordinary members, to be drifting perilously close to a political coup rather than a democratic exercise.

Let me be perfectly clear. I do not wish to see Andy Burnham become Leader of the Labour Party, and I certainly do not wish to see him become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

That is not born of personal animosity. It is a matter of principle. Leadership should be earned, not assumed. Mandates should be won, not inherited. Legitimacy should flow upwards from the membership and the electorate, not downwards from a collection of parliamentarians, advisers, commentators, and newspaper columnists who appear increasingly determined to decide the outcome before the contest has even begun.

What troubles me most is the growing sense that some believe the membership should simply acquiesce and accept whatever arrangement is placed before them. Such an attitude betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of what the Labour Party is. It does not belong to the Parliamentary Labour Party. It does not belong to newspaper editors. It does not belong to political factions. It belongs to its members.

Those members pay for the party. They campaign for it in all weathers. They knock on doors, deliver leaflets, defend its values, and devote countless hours of their lives to its success. They are not an inconvenience to be managed. They are the very foundation upon which the party stands.

If Andy Burnham genuinely believes he is the right person to lead Labour, then he should place that proposition before the membership and allow them to render their verdict. Let there be a contest conducted openly, honestly, and democratically. Let the 350,000 members exercise the rights afforded to them by the party's constitution. Let us discover whether the enthusiasm proclaimed by certain sections of the media and elements within Westminster truly extends beyond those circles and into the wider Labour movement.

For my part, I remain unconvinced. More importantly, I remain profoundly uneasy at the manner in which this entire affair is unfolding. The Labour Party has always prided itself on being a democratic movement. If that principle is to mean anything at all, then the members must be permitted to determine their own future free from coercion, manipulation, or prearranged outcomes.

Anything less would not merely diminish the authority of a future leader. It would represent a profound disservice to the very people upon whom the Labour Party ultimately depends.

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@Steven_Swinford @FennellJW Why are you talking like it’s a done deal Burnham is going to be pm?

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@WhiteHouse @PressSec

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@Peston You have done your level best to help create this situation - it has not gone unnoticed what the press have been up to here. Vile behaviour from most of you.

[Mickeywaffle @Mickeywaffle1]

@AndyBurnhamGM @FennellJW Your behaviour has been appalling. You have lost 2 previous leadership contests. You have given no reason for anyone to think you can do any better job than Kier Starmer. Why are you trying to give people the impression you should just be made Prime Minister without scrutiny?