https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/burnham-to-back-shabana-mahmoods-immigration-changes-allies-say. So, #Burnham wants to pursue the same failed #strategy that got #Labour nowhere in the Gorton & Denton by-election, does he? When will the #LabourParty learn? Trimming further & further to the #Right in a pathetic attempt to appeal to #ReformUK #voters doesn't work! All it succeeds in doing is alienating the #Left, who will now vote for @thegreenparty, & SHOULD do! Labour can't rely on #progressives voting for them under #FPTP to keep #Reform out.
Burnham to back Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes, allies say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor understood to support home secretary’s push to limit legal and illegal migration

The Guardian

@rmblaber1956 @[email protected] I wonder what job Burnham will do when he loses the by election

He'll have thrown away his mayoral position for nothing

I reckon he'll try journalism

@rmblaber1956 @thegreenparty But it does work to shift UK politics to the right, and shut down the left. So perhaps it is working. There'll be some powerful people very happy with that.
@robj @thegreenparty As if our #political #spectrum hadn't been shifted to the #Right enough already! Just how much further can it go?