‘Keir Starmer doesn’t do anything but U-turns’: the bleak mood in Makerfield

Many in red wall' seat of Josh Simons, a staunch ally of the PM, have had enough of Labour - and its leader

As he rose to his feet in the Commons in September 2024, the incoming Labour MP Josh Simons echoed Keir Starmer's promise to deliver.

Unless working people like those I am so proud to represent feel change and unless we in this chamber demonstrate humility and honesty and act with integrity and with respect, they have no reason to believe in democracy," he said.