[boycott]

That guy with the Restore Party has to intentionally be trying to help the ruling establishment. He will screw the UK for a generation if he pulls votes from the Reform party.

[mewzilla]

The UK has a parliamentary system.

If Restore’s and Reform’s elected representatives are truly MEGA, they will work together.

[ChronicMA]

enough voters are not stupid. Reform will be able to get the message across:

“A vote for Restore is a vote for Labour”

[House Atreides]

“ That guy with the Restore Party has to intentionally be trying to help the ruling establishment. He will screw the UK for a generation if he pulls votes from the Reform party.”
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Kind of like our LOSERTARIAN candidates in the US.

[ScaniaBoy]

Even given that the poll is correct (and given the large differences between Labour and Reform and the other parties I think we can assume that) I'm not sure Restore will sink Reform and save Labour.

If Burnham wins there will be a leadership fight within Labour. In all likelihood Starmer will lose, but it may be a bloody fight. The new PM does not have to call for a new national election, but the situation may be such that he will feel forced to do it.

If Burnham loses the by-election there will not be any challenge to Starmer, or a very weak one that he will be able to win, in which case he will sit as PM until his five years are up.