The Pygge @ThePygge

The Pygge is the New Statesman's gossip columnist, spreading mischief and mayhem wherever they go. Email tips and party invites to [email protected] newstatesman.com/author/thepygge Joined July 2013

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Is Your Party planning a joint march with Stop the Boats protesters?

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Who sent a bogus email to Labour MPs today?

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Liz Kendall’s all-American AI school

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Peston also now reporting what the @ThePygge heard last night Always read the Pygge newstatesman.com/politics/2026/…

The executive of the Tribune Group, representing more than 100 Labour MPs plus some lords, has written to Shabana Mahmood, chair of Labour’s ruling NEC, expressing “disappointment” that Andy Burnham was barred from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The signatories

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The one word Darren Jones can't say: R*form The government is making a “deliberate effort” not to name their rivals

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Second complaint letter as Burnham backlash continues

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Burnham blocking has caused “anxiety and anger”, MPs warn

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Revealed: The Guardian’s secret plan

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Excl: Zack Polanski will not stand as the Green Party candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election. A Green Party source told @NewStatesman that whoever is chosen as the party’s candidate will be selected by the local party.

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🚨NEW Majority of Manchester voters polled say Labour "wrong" to block Burnham in exclusive polling in @NewStatesman👇 54% say Labour "wrong" to block Burnham's bid (8% say it's "right") 62% say Burnham should be "free to seek selection as an MP" 53% agree with the claim that "petty personal or factional politics" are behind the decision to block Burnham 50% say they would interpret the decision as a sign of weakness from Labour (5% say it shows strength) Just 7% agree with the NEC's stated reason that a mayoral by-election would be an expensive incovenience for locals 33% even say the party blocking Burnham would make them "less likely" to vote Labour The poll is also the latest to suggest a Burnham candidacy would help Labour beat Reform in Gorton and Denton Comes amid political backlash across Labour today about the leadership's decision to bar Burnham The polling of 1,000 GMCA residents was carried out rapidly over the past 48 hours in Manchester by @FindoutnowUK

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4 months ago

In the knifing of Burnham, no senior Labour politician got blood on their hands. Shabana Mahmood, shielded by convention, chaired the crucial NEC meeting but did not vote (on the morning media round she had praised Burnham as an “exceptional politician”). Deputy Leader Lucy Powell, unsurprisingly, cast a lonely vote for Burnham. Wes Streeting condemned the anonymous briefings against Burnham as “disgraceful” and, without endorsing Burnham’s run, said the party needed “the best possible candidate” in Gorton and Denton. Ed Miliband said Burnham should be allowed to stand. So did Sadiq Khan. Those publicly trashing Burnham’s run were a selection of backbenchers. The figures on the NEC who voted to block Burnham are not household names. This is a decision that will be entirely put at the door of Keir Starmer. And if this decision results in the loss a safe Labour seat, in the party’s heartland of Greater Manchester, the Prime Minister will find that it is very, very lonely at the top.