Early General Election Coming?

A lot could change in the next few months.

Of course the Makerfield by-election is mega high stakes.

If Andy Burnham wins, then he is seemingly nailed on to become the next Labour Leader and Prime Minister.

But if Reform win, it really will show that Labour can no longer reliably win anywhere, even when represented by who is meant to be their most popular figure.

So this constituency by-election has massive national ramifications.

Because it suddenly isn’t impossible to envisage a scenario where this all leads to an early General Election later this year.

Some will always take the view that Labour, or whoever the governing party is, will always cling on until the bitter end.

When a party has a big parliamentary majority the temptation for them of course is to string everything on for as long as possible.

This can prove to be a big mistake though, with a new Prime Minister and Leader often getting a ‘honeymoon’ poll bounce that soon fades away.

So as whispers grow of a potential snap General Election and what could play out in the months to come, here is what the country is beginning to brace for.