Chair @MCRConservatives | Deputy Chair @GMConservatives | Founder Bell Financial Solutions | Mortgage Broker | Host of @LGBTCons MCR | Partner @julianellacott
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Daniel Bell retweeted
I want to work with Andy Burnham to fix social care. But a new system has to be fair to those who have saved, and it can’t be funded by more taxes or more borrowing.
I hope we can find common ground by working together.
Can’t see how @andyburnham is going to make homelessness a thing of the past when he promised that for Manchester and didn’t achieve in over a decade! 🙄
Daniel Bell retweeted
🚨When asked about new taxes, Andy Burnham said “at some point that might be having to ask for a little more"🚨
Andy Burnham isn't even Prime Minister yet but he's already talking about raising your taxes AGAIN.
We are heading for another summer of chaos with Labour obsessing about who they can tax to pay for more benefits.
It doesn’t matter who is in charge, the problem is the Labour Party.
On behalf of Manchester Conservatives, I am deeply saddened by the death of Ann Widdecombe. A Conservative MP for 23 years and a Minister under John Major, she served with conviction, courage and a fierce independence of mind. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.
Daniel Bell retweeted
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch has asked Andy Burnham a question as part of his "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit
Daniel Bell retweeted
I’m honoured to have been selected and truly grateful to the membership for placing their trust in me.
I’m proud to represent @Conservatives and will work hard to give people across GM a strong voice, a serious alternative, and a campaign they can believe in.
Let's get to work.
Well done to @phileckersley_ on his selection as The Conservative Party candidate in the upcoming #GMMayoral. Thank you to the Area Team and all Greater Manchester Members. Go Phil!!
Resident doctors stringing for the 15th time since 2023! While I fully appreciate the hard work they do, they entered a profession to care for people, and instead they are letting those people down. Strikes have cost £3billion so far, taking more money out the pot, so there
Is less to put on the table even if the Health Secretary should! (Which he shouldn’t)! Pay rises of 33.4% over the last 4 years when the rest of the country barely get 2/3% in the private sector. The highest increases in the public sector and having a union of the BMA is further
Reason Doctors shouldn’t be able to strike full stop. Read the room resident doctors, read the room- the country is on its knees!
#nhs #residentdoctors #strike
Daniel Bell retweeted
Labour borrowed £24.3 billion last month - well above the OBR forecast and 25% higher than last April. Our debt interest spending was the highest of any April on record.
The recent spike in borrowing costs shows markets are increasingly worried about Keir Starmer’s replacement, leaving families to pick up the bill for a £300 Burnham Penalty.
Only the Conservatives have a leader with the backbone and strong team needed to restore confidence in the public finances by cutting debt through our Golden Economic Rule.
Borrowing – the difference between total public sector spending and income – was £24.3 billion in April 2026, 25% more than in April 2025.
Read more➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/governmen…
ALT Chart showing this month’s borrowing is the highest for April since 2020 (not adjusted for inflation).
Daniel Bell retweeted
Keir Starmer would rather pay Putin for Russian oil, than drill British oil from the North Sea.
What happened to standing with Ukraine?
What a fantastic candidate! A local man, for local people! Well done @Winstamike!
JUST ANNOUNCED: Former Mayor of Wigan @Winstamike has been selected as the Conservative Candidate for the Makerfield by-election.
Daniel Bell retweeted
Andy Burnham now now says:
1. I will stick to Rachael Reeves’ fiscal rules.
2. I will not seek to rejoin the EU.
Two U-turns in one day. What exactly would he do differently?
Another U-Turn but as with them all- a good one!
Well done @KemiBadenoch - the only leader to lead this country!
Well well well there is always a tweet indeed @AndyBurnhamGM!
Although I will admit, it’s not the right time to call an election!
As Deputy Chairman of Greater Manchester Conservatives, me and the team look forward to the 2 by-elections and will ensure we have the very best candidates in place! 💪💪
I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.
I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.
Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.
Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.
However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.
Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.
I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.
Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.
ENDS
All eyes on Manchester once again now @AndyBurnhamGM is leaving post!
#manchester #makerfield #gmmayor
Loving watching @GillianKeegan on #SkyNews right now…. Her expressions say what we are all thinking!
The only one on the sofa that understands how financial markets work! 👏👏