Andy Burnham a labour MP who was in government year ago, but lost his seat and later became mayor of Greater Manchester. He looks and sounds very reasonable, and he may well have some good ideas. BUT, how many mistakes will he be allowed to make?
Much as I believe it is better to let PMs have a couple of years in a new term, some will argue that such hesitation was what kept Joe Biden as a candidate till the belated switch to Kamala Harris.
I am not sure how Burnham will fix immigration and the economy, given that Starmer hasn’t been given enough time to do it. But it all looks inevitable now, that they are going to remove Starmer.
Perhaps there is something about leadership that changes individuals once they get to the top. I was very certain that Starmer would be excellent (and that’s not because he’s a gunner!), but he should have done more to engage with his detractors I think. Such a pity…
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