Wes Streeting would lose his seat alongside more than sixty other Labour MPs under the most optimistic Burnham general election polling done so far. All while the former Health Secretary falls into line behind Angry Andy…
Guido has applied a uniform national swing from the small More in Common poll last week which gave Burnham a three-point lead nationally over Reform. This is likely a ceiling for Burnham’s chances, which will decline as he approaches government and 2029…
Streeting, who has a 528 majority, loses to the independents. Reform would still reach around 111 seats as Labour’s vote drops ~4.6%. The Tories would drop to 70 seats. The split on the right saves Labour’s skin entirely…
Home Office minister Mike Tapp would also lose his seat. Team Burnham is considering it…
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.”