“After a kip, I look forward to getting cracking'
The sun is shining on a new era in Greater Manchester today, after Labour swept to power across the UK for the first time since 2010.
READ MORE: General election 2024 results LIVE: Victorious Keir Starmer to announce new cabinet as Angela Rayner arrives at Downing Street “I’m not afraid to make a pest of myself standing up for what this community needs,” she joked on camera. “After a kip, I look forward to getting cracking.” Another Labour MP, Christian Wakeford, won in Bury South. Initially, he was elected as a Tory in 2019 but defected to Labour in 2022, and won again last night. Confusingly, that result meant he secured a Labour gain — from himself.
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