Scottish tycoon Duncan Bannatyne has withdrawn his support for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election and endorsed Restore Britain. Burnham’s previous calls to allow trans men into women’s spaces really, really didn’t sit well…
Bannatyne tweeted this morning:
“Last week I decided to throw my support behind @AndyBurnhamGM for leadership of the Labour Party and on to PM. But I cannot do that now that I find out he says Transwomen. IE men. Should be allowed to use the ladies toilets. I can never support anyone that does this.
Biological Women must have single sex spaces.”
Rupert Lowe immediately jumped in…
Lowe: “A local businesswoman, Rebecca, is our candidate . We’d love to have your support Duncan. She is very passionate about small business and rejuvenating our high streets. Just what Makerfield needs.”
Bannatyne: “She has my support for the bye election [sic] now.”
“With regret, I’m out…”
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”