Andy Burnham To Run For Mayor Of Manchester

[lindapalmara]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36324835

I hope the people of Manchester remember the Mid Staffs cover up. This failed Labour Leadership contender wants to distance himself from Corbyn.

[youngmafbog]

Who can blame him?

[mikey4444]

Perhaps he wants to be Mayor of Manchester Linda ?

[youngmafbog]

Maybe, but he wanted to be Labour leader, so this must be a very disappointing second choice.

[naomi24]

//I hope the people of Manchester remember the Mid Staffs cover up. //

Me too.

[mikey4444]

Naomi....Andy doesn't appear to have any Asian, Black, or Muslim blood in him, so do you think he stands a chance of being a Mayor ?

[naomi24]

What?

[Peter Pedant]

Ladies - you gonna have to remind me what his guilty part in the mid staffs cover up was

light touch regulation was the invention of his predecessor - alan milburn who has been bearded over this and denies any blame

hospitals were invited to tick a box

Are you a good hospital ? and dang-me they all ticked yes very good !

and how many times does a minister turn to a mandarin and ask, " are you lying to me ? " - None I can tell you. You cant run a ministry if you behave like that

light touch regulation of hospitals was introduced as a result of too oppressive visiting by the Royal Colleges....

[mikey4444]

Well....I was just thinking that Khan was elected, according to you, for reasons of his ethnicity, rather than his Party, so I was wondering if the fact that Burnham isn't black, brown, Asian, or Muslim will hold him back next year in Manchester ?

[Peter Pedant]

Ni - that was a joke

[naomi24]

I’ve no idea, Mikey. You’ll have to wait and see.

[lindapalmara]

Mikey

Anyone can stand as anything, I was just pointing out that he was Health Secretary.

PP

What Alan Milburn did about light touch regulation is not an excuse for Burnham covering up the awful things that happened including gagging ,orders, sacking whistle blowers etc.