Britain's governing Labour Party has selected Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, as its candidate in the parliamentary by-election (special election) for the Makerfield constituency (electoral district). Should he win the seat, he is expected to mount a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Britain’s governing Labour Party has selected Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, as its candidate in the parliamentary by-election (special election ) for the Makerfield constituency (electoral district). Should he win the seat, he is expected to mount a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s governing Labour Party has confirmed Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, as its candidate in a parliamentary by-election (special election) for the constituency (electoral district) of Makerfield. The seat became vacant after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Josh Simons stepped down , in order to provide Burnham with an opportunity to contest the seat and return to…Open
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's biggest rival for the leadership of the country's governing Labour Party, Andy Burnham, has been cleared by the party's National Executive Committee to apply to be a parliamentary candidate for an upcoming special election.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest rival for the leadership of the country’s governing Labour Party, Andy Burnham, has been cleared by the party’s National Executive Committee to apply to be a parliamentary candidate for an upcoming special election . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and leading challenger to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of Britain’s governing Labour Party, has been approved to enter the candidate selection process for a parliamentary by-election (special election) in the Makerfield constituency (electoral district). Returning to Parliament after a roughly decade-long absence would allow him to challenge Starmer for Labour’s leadership…Open
Following the UK Labour Party's stunning losses in last week's local elections, a one-time ally of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has now resigned his parliamentary seat to allow for Manchester's popular Mayor, Andy Burnham, to re-enter Parliament and challenge for leadership.
Following the UK Labour Party’s stunning losses in last week’s local elections, a one-time ally of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has now resigned his parliamentary seat to allow for Manchester’s popular Mayor, Andy Burnham, to re-enter Parliament and challenge for leadership. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Labour MP Josh Simons has announced his resignation from the Makerfield seat, allowing Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour Party favorite Andy Burnham to contest a by-election (special election). The move is an underhanded tactical step to allow Burnham, who left Parliament almost a decade ago, to re-enter the House of Commons and position himself for a leadership challenge within the Labour Party. Simons was believed to be an…Open
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Labour Together, led by British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, is facing investigation for hiring U.S. lobbyists to do opposition research on journalists behind a critical Sunday Times article. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Labour Together, U.S. lobbying firm APCO, journalists Gabriel Pogrund and Harry Yorke, and […] The post Group Behind UK PM Starmer’s Rise Paid U.S. Lobbyists to Smear Journalists as Russian Stooges. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Labour Together, led by British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, is facing investigation for hiring U.S. lobbyists to do opposition research on journalists behind a critical Sunday Times article. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Labour Together, U.S. lobbying firm APCO, journalists Gabriel Pogrund and Harry Yorke, and leading Labour Party figures including Morgan McSweeney and Keir Starmer. WHEN & WHERE: The investigation occurred in late 2023 and early 2024, following a Sunday Times report on undeclared donations by Labour Together. KEY QUOTE: “The freedom of the press and the ability of journalists to work free from harassment and intimidation is a vital foundation of our free…Open
A shadowy think tank run by British PM Keir Starmer’s top strategist has been exposed for paying a PR firm to spy on journalists including me and the outlet I write for, The Grayzone. Will the scandal push an already collapsing Starmer government over the edge?
This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Leaked files have revealed that Labour Together, the shadowy think tank run by disgraced former top Keir Starmer aide Morgan McSweeney, paid the Washington DC-based corporate intelligence firm APCO Worldwide to spy on journalists who reported on their corrupt handling of campaign finances. The reporters named appear to have been targeted for their efforts to investigate how the UK’s Labour Party elites spent 730,000 pounds in undeclared donations to install Starmer as their leader. The files show APCO used those funds to oversee the fabrication of a dodgy, evidence-free dossier claiming that Russia was behind damaging…Open