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Results in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election:
LAB: 12,292
GRN: 8,928
LD: 924
CON: 1,922
RES: 692
RFM: 1,612
Greens leader Zack Polanski fails to enter the Commons in the London constituency previously represented by Sir Keir Starmer.
#ukpol
Reagan Ward retweeted
It is clear from various media reports and conversations there is increased speculation about my leadership.
It is my firm belief that division and disunity are a major distraction only 90 days out from the election. I also believe this distraction is unfair to the New Zealand people, and dedicated National Party candidates, supporters and volunteers, when there is so much at stake.
For these reasons, this issue needs to be resolved quickly, and I am calling an urgent in-person Caucus meeting tomorrow at 9:30am in Wellington to resolve the issue.
“If we stop paying interest…”
Welcome back, Jack Lang – at Melbourne, Victoria
On these Newspoll figures, the Coalition, incredibly, at risk of being overtaken by the Greens in the mid-teens here. They got 41% of the vote only 7 years ago. #auspol
Reagan Ward retweeted
Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period.
His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process.
The country expects stability, seriousness and a continued focus on the issues that matter most and that is what it will get.
As we move forward, our priority must be to work together to get the country back to where we all want it to be. People want to see progress on economic growth, cost of living, public services, housing and opportunities for the next generation. Political change should never distract from the responsibility to improve people's lives.
The Labour movement has always been at its strongest when it looks forward with confidence and purpose. This is what we will do from here and we will make sure this transition is a positive process of renewal for our party and our country.
Reagan Ward retweeted
🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer announces he's resigning Prime Minister
"Every decision I have taken is about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign"
Andy Burnham wins the #Makerfield by-election by a massive margin; clearing a very significant hurdle on his path to 10 Downing Street. Starmer on notice tonight (at a minimum). #ukpol
LAB: 24,927
REF: 15,696
RES: 3,111
CON: 997
GRN: 308
LibDem: 163
Binface: 95
Turnout: 58.75%
From memory, we’ve just had the first naming of a member under the Milton Dick speakership; Phillip Thompson MP, Member for Herbert, refuses to withdraw his “lies” comment after a comment on veterans affairs. #auspol
PM asks LOTO to get his member to withdraw; attempts to soften the situation but there’s little appetite from the Opposition to take him up on it.
The good thing about post-Budget interviews on the ABC is that you get a really wide array of facile and incoherent perspectives, all pre-prepared on existing ideology (and some on talking points). #auspol
It seems odd to suggest, as some have, that the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council should act contrary to Crown Solicitor advice, shop around for alternative advice, and ignore the SO 55 option previously outlined to the House.
The Minns government has been dealt a severe blow after its most senior upper house member was suspended from parliament for seven days for failing to produce documents relating to a decade-old allegation of sexual harassment against the former NSW Labor general secretary Jamie Clements which he denied.
In an extraordinary development on Tuesday, Penny Sharpe, the minister for energy and Labor’s leader in the upper house, was removed from the chamber by the Usher of the Black Rod after being banned from the parliament for a week.
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