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Matt 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦
@mattm1981.bsky.social
Lives in Plymouth, from Kidderminster.
#RejoinEU!
🌹 #politics
Also love music, football, basketball, 80s/90s wrestling, rugby league, ice hockey
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I'm by no means partisan.
Before 2018 local elections I had only ever voted @UKLabour, including #Corbyn for leader.
Since then though, I voted:
LE 18 19 21 #Libdem 22 23 #Green 24 #Labour
EU 19 Green
GE 19 Labour 24 Green
And #Starmer #Rayner for leaders
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I’ve been out campaigning in Gorton & Denton today.

The response on the doors confirmed to me what all polling & fair analysis shows: this is a Labour vs Reform contest

Labour in Manchester is strong not just in activists but in public recognition of the city’s progress.

Together, we can win this
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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What a surprise. Reform UK, the home of rogue landlords
The Reform Party chair of Warks County Council has been exposed as a slum landlord. He let out two HMOs that had no central heating or hot water - amongst other problems.

They were so bad that Tamworth Council closed them with emergency prohibition orders.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warwickshire Reform UK councillor illegally let unsafe Tamworth homes
Edward Harris is described as a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I'm by no means partisan.
Before 2018 local elections I had only ever voted @UKLabour, including #Corbyn for leader.
Since then though, I voted:
LE 18 19 21 #Libdem 22 23 #Green 24 #Labour
EU 19 Green
GE 19 Labour 24 Green
And #Starmer #Rayner for leaders
January 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I remember the Corbyn era of if you don't vote labour, you get Tory and clearly support Tory.

No matter how much you dislike current Labour, plenty voted for Corbyn whilst not agreeing or liking him or his Labour.

I don't want Reform/Tory, so as I did then I continue to suggest voting for...
When they say:

“If you don’t vote Labour, you’ll get Reform”

what they really mean is:

“If you don’t vote Labour, we HOPE Reform get in”

Starmer must go.
What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?

Reform winning?

Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.

They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The right decision. It's a shame @mayorofgm.bsky.social isn't an MP at the moment, but he should remain committed to the role he has been elected to.
This isn't a 'block' or anti-democratic. It's the parties rules and processes in action.
It's stupid to needlessly fight 2 by-elections.
#LabourParty
January 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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NEC has helpfully taken a quick and decisive decision.

We now need to move on, allow Andy Burnham to get on with continuing the fantastic job he is doing in Greater Manchester and winning the by-election in Gorton and Denton.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM