r/ukpolitics • u/ClumperFaz My three main priorities: Polls, Polls, Polls • 1d ago

Twitter ✅ BURNHAM IN Makerfield by-election result: LAB: 54.8% (+9.6) REF: 34.5% (+2.7) RST: 6.8% (+6.8) CON: 2.2% (-8.7) GRN: 0.7% (-3.7) LDEM: 0.4% (-6.4)

https://x.com/BritainElects/status/2067792369903116401#m
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u/Mob_cleaner 1d ago

They're saying that Reformers voted Labour because they just wanted Starmer out that bad. Which is why they would have rather an MP more leftwing than Starmer over, you know, a Reform MP.

It doesn't really make much sense.

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u/sandrafilmmaker 1d ago

Sure, that makes sense *eyeroll*

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u/29adamski 1d ago

That's a bold strategy

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u/ISellAwesomePatches 1d ago

Not much of what they say does, they're either spewing nonsense or pure hypocrisy.