Much as I want someone to replace Starmer, this decision is not a big surprise, really. Aside from Starmer’s desire for self-preservation, Burnham becoming an MP would have forced a mayoral by-election in Manchester which Labour might well have lost (on current polling, Reform had a slight edge). Burnham had a chance to run as an MP in 2024 without causing that problem and decided not to, so it’s hard to feel too sorry for him.
Nice ramble. A shame it falls apart in the first paragraph. Of course a larger body can be a part of a smaller body. Have you never seen a Venn diagram before?
Being part of something doesn’t mean your entire membership is within it. That’s what a representative is for. Even the most obtuse pedant must be able to see that, surely?
This is going nowhere and has completely detracted from the point of the original comment.
You clearly have no understanding of how organisational structures, memberships, or conflicts of interest work so I’ll stop wasting everyone’s time and call it there.
Note however, that I’ve backed my assertions with sources though, where as yours are backed by nothing but your own say so. Just something to think about.