"Incumbent governments quite often get results like that mid-term, but I do understand that voters are frustrated, they're impatient for change. I came into politics late in life, as it happens, to fight for change for those people need it. The people who need an NHS that works for them, to be able to doctors appointment when they need it, to get the money they need in their pockets to pay their bills, and to have decent and better life."
"Sir Keir Starmer made a selfish decision in blocking Andy Burnham from standing, and it's yet another example of him and his advisors making bad judgement calls. The Labour Party has been taken in the wrong direction by trying to out-Reform Reform...He has to go for the good of Labour, Scotland and the UK."
Labour suffered a significant defeat in the Gorton & Denton by-election, finishing third behind the Green Party's Hannah Spencer and Reform UK. This result in a previously safe Labour seat triggered internal backlash, with MPs accusing Keir Starmer of poor leadership decisions and urging him to step down. Starmer defended his position, citing mid-term difficulties for incumbent governments and reaffirming his commitment to fighting for voters' needs. Critics, including MP Brian Leishman, blamed Starmer for blocking Andy Burnham's candidacy and accused him of pursuing a misguided strategy attempting to compete with Reform UK rather than focusing on Labour's core values.
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