By Youngian
#110548
Back Keir's premiership and finish his mayoral term would be the wise course if Burnham wants to look like future PM material.
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By Killer Whale
#110549
I can't see how running away from responsibilities he'd committed to, in order to run with the bigger boys, does him any good at all.
By davidjay
#110550
Killer Whale wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 7:52 am I can't see how running away from responsibilities he'd committed to, in order to run with the bigger boys, does him any good at all.
Agreed. It does all seem a bit Portillo and the phone bank.
By mattomac
#110552
Her tax investigation has been completed… how convenient.

I stand by the fact I wouldn’t vote for a single one of them. Frankly a bunch of snakes.
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By mattomac
#110553
Anyhow a 0.6 growth jump, I do think keeping Reeves might be the wisest any of them could do. Of course they won’t mind.
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By Boiler
#110555
mattomac wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 9:18 am Her tax investigation has been completed… how convenient.

I stand by the fact I wouldn’t vote for a single one of them. Frankly a bunch of snakes.
You've said exactly what I was just about to say.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#110559
mattomac wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 9:20 am Anyhow a 0.6 growth jump, I do think keeping Reeves might be the wisest any of them could do. Of course they won’t mind.
Yeah she's done as well as the rest of Western Europe on growth, inflation and raising funds for services. The employers NI rise might begin to drag things down, we'll see. The Iran effect will.

While I think the employers NI rise is sub-optimal, it's important to realize that it does raise a lot of tax. If an alternative chancellor is going to put the raise on a better tax, then fine. If they're just going to cut it, then that's not fine.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#110561
Rayner says she didn’t get any interest charge. If true, she’s played a blinder.

In other circumstances, that would clear the way for her to return to both her old jobs, as Deputy PM and Deputy Leader. What a waste of time these last few days have been.
By mattomac
#110562
Lucy Powell might have a say on that...

If Streeting does resign I'd offer her Health.
By Youngian
#110567
mattomac wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 9:18 am Her tax investigation has been completed… how convenient.

I stand by the fact I wouldn’t vote for a single one of them. Frankly a bunch of snakes.
Leadership's forged in crisis, Keir doesn't deserve to be PM if he fails to face down this rabble of chancers.
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