Burnham allies plan cross-party council to STOP a Reform UK government

sky ^ | May 30 | sky

[RandFan]

Allies of Andy Burnham will form a new "council" of cross-party figures to discuss working together to stop a Reform UK government.

The "council for the progressive majority" is being instigated by Compass, a centre-left thinktank whose founder Neal Lawson is an influential supporter of the Greater Manchester mayor.

The council will be comprised of two leading figures from each of the progressive parties in the UK - Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, the SNP and Plaid Cymru.

Voters from these parties make up what Compass calls the "progressive majority" over the Conservatives and Reform and its previous incarnations.

The thinktank argues closer collaboration is needed, as while the progressive majority has won the largest share of the vote in 10 of the 11 elections since 1979, there have only been four electoral victories under the first past the post system.

There have been no official appointments to the council yet, but as well as Mr Burnham, figures Compass are close to include Green Party leader Zack Polanski and former Green MP Caroline Lucas.

They are both due to speak at an event on Saturday hosted by Compass called Mobilising the Progressive Majority.

[maddog55]

The UK is a shxt show now. I doubt they’ll ever recover from their self imposed illegal immigration problems.

[SharpRightTurn]

I don’t hold out much hope for the UK. The voters there are just too stupid. Their spiral downward in voting for leftists and importing masses of third-worlders should be a lesson for us in how to lose a great country.

[libertylover]

I expect “Batshit Bonkers Britain (Katie Hopkins)” will have something hilarious to say about it today.