John Bercow is leafletting for the Burnham campaign up in Makerfield today, despite his ongoing suspension from the Labour Party pending an internal investigation into bullying claims. This must be the most forensic investigation in British history, because it has been ongoing for 1,564 days (over 4 years in old money). Even though a parliamentary probe already upheld the claims several years ago…
Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan have also caught the train up to Wigan in recent days, as if the people of Makerfield haven’t suffered enough. There’s a lot at stake for Bercow. ‘Please Andy, please. Gis a peerage…’
Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked John Healey: “Just finally, I mean Andy Burnham has been very clear he wants Britain back in the European Union in his lifetime. Do you?”
The Chancellor replied: “I’m older than Andy Burnham. I don’t expect to see that.”