“His Heart’s in Manchester;” “It’s a Stepping Stone for Him”: My Focus Groups on the Makerfield by-Election - Lord Ashcroft Polls

Lord Ashcroft: 'His heart’s in Manchester' 'It’s a stepping stone for him' - My focus groups on the Makerfield by-election

Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. For more information on his work, visit lordashcroft.com This week we conducted focus groups in the Makerfield constituency among previous Labour voters weighing up the decision: whether to send Andy Burnham to parliament or switch to Reform UK. There were mixed views as to the circumstances of the by-election. Some applauded Josh Simons’s decision to ste…

“His heart’s in Manchester;” “It’s a stepping stone for him”: My focus groups on the Makerfield by-election - Lord Ashcroft Polls

This week we conducted focus groups in the Makerfield constituency among previous Labour voters weighing up the decision: whether to send Andy Burnham to parliament or switch to Reform UK. There were mixed views as to the circumstances of the by-election. Some applauded Josh Simons’s decision to step aside for Andy Burnham (“hats off to him”), though they thought a reward would be forthcoming: “He was a nice fella and he worked for the community…