Page 11 | So who are you rootin' for at Makersfield?

NEGUY82 · 2026-06-08T15:45:39+00:00

Just wondering who everyone hopes will win?? I'm hoping for a Burnham win but as long as it's not Kenyon I can live with it.

Nuthatch26 · 08/06/2026 21:04

RosaFelicia · 08/06/2026 21:02

Hoping for a surprise Count Binface win. His manifesto really struck a chord with me!

Its a brilliant manifesto 😁
I hope he does well.

RosaFelicia · 08/06/2026 21:02

Hoping for a surprise Count Binface win. His manifesto really struck a chord with me!

OlDroopyMouth · 08/06/2026 21:02

It stinks that Burnham is running purely because he wants to be PM. That’s all we need, an egotist in no 10. He is only interested in self promotion. He is the very definition of smug.

BIossomtoes · 08/06/2026 21:00

Northermcharn · 08/06/2026 20:47

Absolutely right. But the left don't care about that. really. Yes we have their continuous performative whining but it means nothing. And they're - evidently - not prepared to do anything to address their influence on an ever growing reform voting base.

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It isn’t ever growing.

https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/voting-intention-trackers/

Tracking public opinion - More In Common

https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/voting-intention-trackers

Curveygirl · 08/06/2026 21:00

Nuthatch26 · 08/06/2026 20:34

Same. I also live in GM and I don't want him back as mayor. He's burned his bridges.
Agree with your pp, I grew up nearby.

This could change things if the hearing goes against him so close to the by election.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/0cccbf078c96593d

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I wasn't aware of this. It will be interesting and hopefully will be all over the local (and national) news tomorrow.

Sunshineandgrapefruit · 08/06/2026 20:55

As long as it's not reform.

Wherearemymarbles · 08/06/2026 20:51

Not Burnham. He would be worse than Starmer and Labour still wont win the next election

Northermcharn · 08/06/2026 20:47

nearlylovemyusername · 08/06/2026 20:25

Here's the thing - if Andy wins he'll almost certain to become PM, moving UK to the left and causing huge economic damage, means Reform would be even more likely to win in 2029.
So paradoxically, if you don't want Reform government, it would make a lot of sense to vote Reform now, to stop Andy. If you vote in Makersfield of course

Absolutely right. But the left don't care about that. really. Yes we have their continuous performative whining but it means nothing. And they're - evidently - not prepared to do anything to address their influence on an ever growing reform voting base.

Watdidyousay · 08/06/2026 20:46

nearlylovemyusername · 08/06/2026 20:25

Here's the thing - if Andy wins he'll almost certain to become PM, moving UK to the left and causing huge economic damage, means Reform would be even more likely to win in 2029.
So paradoxically, if you don't want Reform government, it would make a lot of sense to vote Reform now, to stop Andy. If you vote in Makersfield of course

This is spot on!

BIossomtoes · 08/06/2026 20:44

Burnham all the way for me.

Nuthatch26 · 08/06/2026 20:35

nearlylovemyusername · 08/06/2026 20:25

Here's the thing - if Andy wins he'll almost certain to become PM, moving UK to the left and causing huge economic damage, means Reform would be even more likely to win in 2029.
So paradoxically, if you don't want Reform government, it would make a lot of sense to vote Reform now, to stop Andy. If you vote in Makersfield of course

Yes exactly. Burnham will become the PM, Kenyon won't.

Nuthatch26 · 08/06/2026 20:34

Curveygirl · 08/06/2026 20:22

I wish AB had to quit as mayor to run for MP. He shouldn't have that as a fall back if he did fail to become the Makerfield MP.

Same. I also live in GM and I don't want him back as mayor. He's burned his bridges.
Agree with your pp, I grew up nearby.

This could change things if the hearing goes against him so close to the by election.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/0cccbf078c96593d

Burnham ‘failed to conduct full checks’ before lending to property tycoon

Taxpayer funds were put at risk in lending scheme backed by Mayor of Greater Manchester

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/0cccbf078c96593d

SallySharp · 08/06/2026 20:30

I think Burnham will win. A clear favourite at the Bookies. I am a Conservative so it will be amusing to watch the Parliamentary Labour Party stand back and watch the chosen few cause havoc.😀

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NEGUY82 · 08/06/2026 20:29

Yeah, the last thing we need with more billionaires than ever (apart from early 2020) at the same time we have more food banks than ever is a left wing government.

Our right wing media want us to think they’ve all left, we still have more than we had in 2020.

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nearlylovemyusername · 08/06/2026 20:25

Here's the thing - if Andy wins he'll almost certain to become PM, moving UK to the left and causing huge economic damage, means Reform would be even more likely to win in 2029.
So paradoxically, if you don't want Reform government, it would make a lot of sense to vote Reform now, to stop Andy. If you vote in Makersfield of course

Curveygirl · 08/06/2026 20:22

I wish AB had to quit as mayor to run for MP. He shouldn't have that as a fall back if he did fail to become the Makerfield MP.

topcat2014 · 08/06/2026 20:21

I would die laughing if Burnham loses. Taking voters for granted never ends well. Imagine if you were the MP who 'resigned' and reform gets in

Nuthatch26 · 08/06/2026 20:17

Anyone but Burnham. The Conservative candidate preferably but no chance in that constituency.

Curveygirl · 08/06/2026 19:52

Pearlstillsinging · 08/06/2026 18:30

Well MO has said in a Panorama relatively recently that she knew that police officers were involved but she certainly didn't pursue that line at the time so I'm not over sympathetic to anything she says tbh.

I hope AB wins but I'm not in the Consituency.

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I'm from a village near Rochdale which may go a little way to explain why I have strong feelings about the rape gangs.

Lot's of local towns have been left behind while Manchester is thriving (I like Manchester and I'm glad it's thriving). The bee network caps didn't apply to my son's school bus so we still had to pay over £30 a week for buses.

GMC have funded cycle lanes in Rochdale, there has been uproar about it as it's brought the town to a stand still. The cycle lanes that were put in as part of the first phase can't be used as they are full of debris and pot holes so the few cyclists Rochdale have cycle on the roads because it's safer.

The money wasted on the cycle lanes in Rochdale could have been used in many different ways. We've had a child die because of mould in their home, the food banks can't keep up with demand and socially the community seems more split than ever. It just feels like a really silly thing to be spending money on when the town is on it's knees.

I did see that Reform (I don't support reform) are looking for a mayor candidate in prep for AB winning. AB just seems so out of touch with the smaller towns and what matters to them.

jollytummywobbles · 08/06/2026 19:27

Count Binface- he was robbed in the London Mayoral Election.

his policy on croissants is worth the vote alone!

safetyfreak · 08/06/2026 18:56

My concern is if Burnham wins, that he walks straight into a PM role without a mandate.

He has said he wants to make big changes to adult social care, immigration and taxes. How can he do this without an agreement from the public? We didn't vote for that.

At least Keir is more in the middle left.

I hate Reform too BTW!

dizzydizzydizzy · 08/06/2026 18:54

LlynTegid · 08/06/2026 16:48

I don't want Reform to win.

So Andy Burnham as the only candidate who can win otherwise.

This. Anyone as long as it’s not Reform.

PistachioTiramisu · 08/06/2026 18:52

PancakeCloud · 08/06/2026 18:20

Why do you hate him? Do you just hate Labour or is it him specifically? (genuinely curious, he seems affable but not sure how his politics differ from Starmer’s.)

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I do hate Labour but he would take another lurch to the left, which I despise. Starmer is a wet weekend but at least he is preferable to Burnham, Rayner and Milliband. Have you read his proposed policies?

ManyShapesOfPasta · 08/06/2026 18:39

Not Burnham, which means Kenyon since it isn't going to be anyone else.
Basically I'd vote against Labour, last time I voted for Labour, but that was a vote against the SNP.
Im politically homeless.

Pearlstillsinging · 08/06/2026 18:30

Curveygirl · 08/06/2026 17:26

Another for anyone other than Burnham @Giggorata Maggie Oliver has made some comments on this recently.

Well MO has said in a Panorama relatively recently that she knew that police officers were involved but she certainly didn't pursue that line at the time so I'm not over sympathetic to anything she says tbh.

I hope AB wins but I'm not in the Consituency.