Labour MPs damaging their vocal chords with all the cheering…
Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault, and four counts of gross indecency. He denied all charges. Breaking…
Andy Burnham has just arrived in London, and has already opened the door to an early election. Asked if he would call one, Burnham said:
“I think you’re jumping several hurdles there. My priority today is be sworn in… as the MP for Makerfield. And it’s been very kind of sad for me today to leave Greater Manchester. The people have been brilliant to me over the past few years. I’ve loved every minute of the role. I hope I leave Manchester in a better place.”
He demanded the country headed to the polls several times in 2022. That’s not a no…
David Lammy is taking Starmer’s place at the despatch box this afternoon to give the G7 statement. Despite being at the very same despatch box for DPMQs while Starmer was… at the G7.
Badenoch is still responding for the Opposition. The Tories are going all over this:
“Kemi is the only leader actually turning up to do their job. The PM has clearly given up. All that guff about national interest and priorities has gone out the window in less than two hours. Kemi will be the only one in the Chamber showing any common-sense because there’s none coming from the Labour benches.”
Will Starmer even bother showing up to PMQs on Wednesday?
Badenoch just now:
“If Andy Burnham does not have any answers on national security, we should have a General Election now.”
She added she was “not worried” about a General Election and Reform is “not ready for governing”…
Here is the soon-to-be Prime Minister Andy Burnham repeatedly calling for a General Election in 2022, after the Tories dumped their leader:
“We need to start demanding a General Election at the end of this Tory leadership election. They were all elected on a manifesto promise to level up the North and are all abandoning it.”
“Only one possible response to #itvdebate … We need a General Election.”
“#GeneralElectionNow”
And on the rumour that the Tories would scrap the ‘levelling up’ slogan after Boris:
“The Tory Party’s majority is based on promises to the North. If they do this, demand a General Election.”
How does he feel now? Guido has repeatedly said it – don’t rule it out…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”