According to Michael Crick 30 July is the date planned for a Greater Manchester mayoral election in the case of a Burnham victory in Makerfield. Which looks likely…
According to the rules the election would have to be held by 6 August. Would Andy campaign? Or would he be too busy unseating Starmer…
Labour is also in a rush to implement a Supplementary Vote system in Manchester to replace First Past The Post. Under SV the top two candidates go into a run-off second round if there is no candidate above 50%. The legislation is not in place yet…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”