It's hard to argue against 25,000 votes being plenty, that's @ 0.05% of the national electorate.Is your memory not that great? I think you will find plenty did!
In the Makerfield by-election on 18 June 2026, Labour’s Andy Burnham won with a majority of 9,231 votes, he secured 54.8% of the vote.😏
Some light reading for you Public prefer a Burnham led Labour government to main alternatives

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What he is doing is actually politically very clever. He is announcing little things that people care about but cost very little. They provide a feel good boost to counter the impending budget which is almost certain to generate critical headlines. Budgets usually do when they take rather than give. As this one must.