Burnham woos Labour’s protest voters
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham borrowed his opponents’ forceful communication tactics to draw protest voters back to Labour while rejecting their right-wing policies.
by Alan Lester
I’ve never seen a BBC correspondent try to build such a huge mountain out of such a tiny molehill. Chris Mason’s hysterical quest to undermine Andy Burnham, based on a few noncommittal words:
Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters
The prime minister's comments on Man City were revealing on several levels - and leapt on by many in football, the BBC's political editor writes.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM
I’ve never seen a BBC correspondent try to build such a huge mountain out of such a tiny molehill. Chris Mason’s hysterical quest to undermine Andy Burnham, based on a few noncommittal words:
Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
by Simon Usherwood Reposted by Jonathan Portes
Good read, if underplaying how we need to act, rather than just hope, when it comes to having an informed and engaged debate
🙏 "Think tankers like me were disappointed by the standard of debate last time round. Now, in the Burnham spirit, I am daring to hope."
✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social reflects on the prospects of a second EU referendum and the risks of another low-quality public debate.
ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...
✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social reflects on the prospects of a second EU referendum and the risks of another low-quality public debate.
ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...
Here we go again - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon reflects on the prospects of another EU referendum and the risks of repeating the low quality of public debate seen...
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Good read, if underplaying how we need to act, rather than just hope, when it comes to having an informed and engaged debate
Reposted by Anand Menon, Simon Usherwood, Jonathan Portes
🙏 "Think tankers like me were disappointed by the standard of debate last time round. Now, in the Burnham spirit, I am daring to hope."
✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social reflects on the prospects of a second EU referendum and the risks of another low-quality public debate.
ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...
✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social reflects on the prospects of a second EU referendum and the risks of another low-quality public debate.
ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...
Here we go again - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon reflects on the prospects of another EU referendum and the risks of repeating the low quality of public debate seen...
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 2, 2026 at 9:14 AM
🙏 "Think tankers like me were disappointed by the standard of debate last time round. Now, in the Burnham spirit, I am daring to hope."
✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social reflects on the prospects of a second EU referendum and the risks of another low-quality public debate.
ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...
✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social reflects on the prospects of a second EU referendum and the risks of another low-quality public debate.
ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...
by Gerry Hassan
This is part of a concerted right-wing campaign to define Englishness as an ethnic identity & make people who migrated to the UK feel ‘foreign’. This descent into the gutter is from a weaponised, racist right drawing from Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech & going beyond it.
October 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
This is part of a concerted right-wing campaign to define Englishness as an ethnic identity & make people who migrated to the UK feel ‘foreign’. This descent into the gutter is from a weaponised, racist right drawing from Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech & going beyond it.
by Bob Hudson
What puerile politics! Burnham’s continuing appeals for cross-party talks are a refreshing alternative.
October 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
What puerile politics! Burnham’s continuing appeals for cross-party talks are a refreshing alternative.
Burnham was fairly explicit in his speech and that didn’t stop them
October 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Burnham was fairly explicit in his speech and that didn’t stop them
Reposted by Jill Rutter
Andy Burnham's plan to set out long-term options for the UK's future relationship with the EU marks a big break with Keir Starmer, argues @jillongovt.bsky.social, but this does not mean he will find it easy to build consensus.
Read the full comment: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/andy...
Read the full comment: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/andy...
Andy Burnham has opened the door to EU membership | Institute for Government
It is far from clear that there is a path to a consensus on Europe.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
October 2, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Andy Burnham's plan to set out long-term options for the UK's future relationship with the EU marks a big break with Keir Starmer, argues @jillongovt.bsky.social, but this does not mean he will find it easy to build consensus.
Read the full comment: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/andy...
Read the full comment: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/andy...
Reposted by Molly Scott Cato
"It was really quite an emotional moment."
"This will change British politics for good and forever."
At Labour Conference, we asked MPs, councillors and activists about Andy Burnham's electoral reform announcement.
Here's what they said 👇
"This will change British politics for good and forever."
At Labour Conference, we asked MPs, councillors and activists about Andy Burnham's electoral reform announcement.
Here's what they said 👇
October 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"It was really quite an emotional moment."
"This will change British politics for good and forever."
At Labour Conference, we asked MPs, councillors and activists about Andy Burnham's electoral reform announcement.
Here's what they said 👇
"This will change British politics for good and forever."
At Labour Conference, we asked MPs, councillors and activists about Andy Burnham's electoral reform announcement.
Here's what they said 👇
by Peter Cook
Labour’s #Brexit is clearly not bad enough for Burnham to deal with it.
And voting is an irrational behaviour as proved by the referendum.
Should I vote #ReformUK to ensure that Labour learns to lead?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZLQW9TQ
And voting is an irrational behaviour as proved by the referendum.
Should I vote #ReformUK to ensure that Labour learns to lead?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZLQW9TQ
October 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Labour’s #Brexit is clearly not bad enough for Burnham to deal with it.
And voting is an irrational behaviour as proved by the referendum.
Should I vote #ReformUK to ensure that Labour learns to lead?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZLQW9TQ
And voting is an irrational behaviour as proved by the referendum.
Should I vote #ReformUK to ensure that Labour learns to lead?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZLQW9TQ
Latest Badenoch: “If [Andy Burnham]’s not calling an election, why’s he talking about things happening in 2030?” - alarming the extent to which so much of our political class cannot process the idea of “planning for events four years in the future”.
October 2, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Latest Badenoch: “If [Andy Burnham]’s not calling an election, why’s he talking about things happening in 2030?” - alarming the extent to which so much of our political class cannot process the idea of “planning for events four years in the future”.