Would Starmer campaign for Reform?

[Ivor Windybottom]

IF Burnham somehow manages to get past Starmer's henchmen in Labour's NEC, something resembling democracy actually occurs within the labour party and he ends up campaigning to be a labour MP...

Would Starmer campaign for Reform in the by-election to keep the handsome, popular people's vastly preferred Prime Minister away from power?

This could be hilarious.

 

[fillyboy]

IF Burnham somehow manages to get past Starmer's henchmen in Labour's NEC, something resembling democracy actually occurs within the labour party and he ends up campaigning to be a labour MP...

Would Starmer campaign for Reform in the by-election to keep the handsome, popular people's vastly preferred Prime Minister away from power?

This could be hilarious.

I thought Starmer already was campaigning for reform.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

I just watched an interview with Starmer, he was asked about Burnham...

"National Executive Committee" was within his first sentence. Really revealing, he's absolutely counting on them to protect him from the people.

Despotic stuff.

Personally I hope Starmer succeeds. There's a slim chance that Labour could become something other than utterly terrible if Burnham becomes PM, he seems to be a decent bloke with some fairly sensible ideas. We need awful Starmer to stay as PM, to ensure that Labour gets booted out and never returns to power.

 

[MNW67]

There's a slim chance that Labour could become something other than utterly terrible if Burnham becomes PM, he seems to be a decent bloke with some fairly sensible ideas.

Which ideas?

 

[noseall]

Which ideas?

Everyone knows ivors' rants are spontaneous, rambling and aimless. You've forced him to use Wiki now.

 

[fillyboy]

There's a slim chance that Labour could become something other than utterly terrible if Burnham becomes PM, he seems to be a decent bloke with some fairly sensible ideas.

I quite like him, he's certainly more eloquent than some of his rivals and he seems to have done a solid job as Mayor of Manchester. My only worry is that he's a bit further to the left than he lets on.

 

[fillyboy]

Everyone knows ivors' rants are spontaneous, rambling and aimless. You've forced him to use Wiki now.

Well that was a spontaneous and aimless post.

 

[Deluks]

I just watched an interview with Starmer, he was asked about Burnham...

"National Executive Committee" was within his first sentence. Really revealing, he's absolutely counting on them to protect him from the people.

Despotic stuff.

Personally I hope Starmer succeeds. There's a slim chance that Labour could become something other than utterly terrible if Burnham becomes PM, he seems to be a decent bloke with some fairly sensible ideas. We need awful Starmer to stay as PM, to ensure that Labour gets booted out and never returns to power.

Why would you want to boot out a decent bloke with sensible ideas? We haven't had one of those in charge for a long time.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Which ideas?

I mean in comparison to Starmer, so a pretty low bar.

He seems to believe in democracy and listening to people, alien concepts to Starmer.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Why would you want to boot out a decent bloke with sensible ideas? We haven't had one of those in charge for a long time.

Not sure what your point is exactly? I'm saying having a terrible Labour PM as we currently have is in our long-term interests as it reduces the chances of Labour staying in power or returning.

Burnham could make them less hated, which could result in more years of crippling socialism, trashing the country's long term future and making working people poorer as it always does despite promises to the contrary.

 

[blup]

Burnham needs a seat but must be patient. He can’t get past the first hurdle (NEC permission) let alone the others, so this is more about pressurising the party via public opinion. It’s a far rage style “the people have spoken” campaign. Ivor has fallen for it.

 

[motorbiking]

There is also a chance that once Burnham replaces Starmer he will call an early GE to legitimise his mandate… and lose.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

There is also a chance that once Burnham replaces Starmer he will call an early GE to legitimise his mandate… and lose.

Now that really would be funny.

 

[motorbiking]

Starmer is toast but he doesn’t want the humiliation of being booted out.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

That express video says the Green-woke-commie-hypno-tits party does well in this constituency. So they should hopefully do a very good job of splitting the lefty vote, ensuring Reform gets in.

I don't think Burnham actually needs to quit as mayor to run as an MP, so he could lose then return to his job. But it would be very embarassing if this happened.

I'm predicting that Burnham will probably apply to be the MP, knowing full well that he'll be kept out by the NEC, which would be his plan as he'd probably lose the election anyway.