My judgement is simply that we do need to be facing outward to the country and a swift and orderly transition is what I'll be supporting.
Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Public Record
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June 23, 2026
I think he has shown, Andy, comprehensively as the mayor of Greater Manchester, that he can carry out that job of delivery.
— Nick Thomas-Symonds
I just think we have to weigh up what is in the best interests of the country.
I am backing Andy Burnham to succeed Keir. I think, first of all, we have a job of delivery to do in the second half of the parliament.
It will bear down on your bills - and that is the biggest prize of all. It’s common sense to negotiate this.
There is no defence security without economic security; and no economic security without energy security.
If the great question of post-Brexit Britain is how we can ensure, as an island nation, we can deliver national resilience, then energy security is one of the most valuable prizes.
We’ve all heard a lot across the last decade about how we have an electricity grid that has a capacity, and a demand.





