To think Andy Burnham is doing a decent job so far?

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I’m really impressed by him working with the tories and Lib Dems on social care. It’s what we’ve needed more of in this country for so long, and a solution to the crisis will only come about if the next party to take charge is also committed to the solution.

That's absolute rubbish. Reform have never said that.

I wouldn’t vote Labour ever, so it’s pointless continuing to try and persuade me of the wonderfulness of labour past and of AB and his policies. I’ll believe the promises once they’ve passed through parliament and become a reality.

Not in as many words. The intention is pretty obvious.

Millions disagree with you.

He said he was going to start council house building on a scale not seen since post war. I'll judge him on his ability to deliver this.

And many agree that Reform would be catastrophic for this country.

Don’t vote Labour. I’m just pointing out that Labour policy has benefited your family. The promises about apprenticeships helped you and yours. Thats the reality of the qualifications you all gained.

I hate to suggest you have benefited from policies and now you want to pull the ladder up. Vote for who you like I bet you’d find a welcome in Reform.

You don't need immigrants to staff the NHS if there is no NHS...

Thankfully not enough. Those who agree with her outnumber them quite comfortably.

I think Iran (Persia) is not something you could ever put together in a sentence with being very, very ignorant.

I agree, it needs cross party agreement in the planning which has never happened before

I agree! And I really want everyone to give him a chance after all the chopping and changing.

Yes - it does feel like we’ve gone through some weird looking glass where an ordinary guy suddenly gets to be PM - but that’s probably a. A good thing if it were true, and b. Not really true but probably a deliberately constructed image.

It also feels even less democratic than when Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak became PM - because he was almost gifted a seat just so he could become PM - but it seems to be going well so I think we should go along with it.

And no, Farage absolutely shouldn’t have been invited to the meeting with Badenoch and Davey. He’s not even an MP! Even when he was he led a tiny minority party - they might as well invite along the DUP.

I disagree, no plan will work over the period of a parliament which is why it is imperative that cross party consensus is needed. If we are unlucky enough that labour are not returned next time at least the next government will keep it going .

And that's your opinion. Other people might think differently.

And do.

Reform have 7 members of parliament , they are not included for a reason and that is that they are not the largest parties. Nigel Farage has no say at the moment as he is not an M.P. and should not be included in any discussions

Not only that but they place so little value on health and social care that none of their MPs holds the portfolio. Anyone else ever heard of David Bull?

Didn't he used to be This Mornings resident doctor? Or someone on channel 5. I'm guessing, as I know this, possibly during one of my maternity leaves- 2008/9 or 2011/12!

I remember him on morning tv i think, wasn't he on good morning Britain as the on screen dr. Must admit I never realized he was now an M.P. what I am struggling to understand is why any of the media are giving time to someone who is not an elected M.P. as some one with out a seat in any other party Farage would have to step down as leader, but I suppose as he is the owner of the business the same rules don't apply to him

He isn’t an MP. That was my point, Reform doesn’t consider health important enough to give the portfolio to a sitting MP. Some random TV doctor who looks like Joe Swash has got it.

Its up to the party to set the rules on it. Labour and Tory require it. Greens obviously don't though.

It doesn't bloody matter . It needs doing, if this is the way to get something politically unattractive but necesssary done (without getting voted out without it getting done) fair play to him for finding a way.

HE has not found a way”. He’s purely asked for their cooperation in the project which, of course, they’ve agreed to. They had no option really, did they? No solution has been scoped, let alone found.

He didn’t ask. They offered.

Seconded.

I would never vote Labour - never have, never will.