FabSwingers.com forum: Andy Burnham for prime minister

By *ingdomNightTimePleasures OP Man
32 weeks ago

nearby

Andy Burnham has said Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer to become prime minister.

Will Starmer be able to hang on ?

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By *exy_HornyCouple
32 weeks ago

Leigh

"Andy Burnham has said Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer to become prime minister."

God help us.

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By *otlovefun42Couple
32 weeks ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

"Andy Burnham has said Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer to become prime minister.

Will Starmer be able to hang on ? "

For now yes.

Burnham cannot be PM until he is in parliament. In theory he could serve from the lords but I doubt that Starmer would be offering a peerage at the moment. Besides, a Labour PM from a house they want to abolish wouldn't look good for the party.

So it's back to the Commons.

Getting a seat for Burnham wouldn't be that easy. Firstly there would have to be a vacancy in a safe enough Labour seat. But how "safe" is any Labour seat?

The party are languishing in the polls and trying to parachute a potential new PM into the febrile atmosphere of a bye election would be a minefield.

It could very easily end in tears for Labour. Then what?

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

A Labour lurch to the left comes as no surprise. Whether Burnham is sufficiently left wing to satisfy socialist backbenchers is a moot point. The prospect of parachuting in a leader from outside the HoC doesn't say much about our democracy tbh.

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

I think he’s probably a popular choice. From their point of view they need to make a change soon or they risk political oblivion.

Lurching to the left when it’s the left wing ideology that is causing them their unpopularity is hardly surprising. Having been trounced at the local elections their response was to double down rather than listen. Wouldn’t surprise me to see them double down again.

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By *luebell888Woman
32 weeks ago

Glasgowish

I have always had the hots for Andy Burnham

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By *ingdomNightTimePleasures OP Man
32 weeks ago

nearby

Labour Party conference this weekend. Will be interesting to see what comes from that

Starmer has failed miserably at home, spending to much time on the global stage. Economic policy has been dire and he has supported the likes of Rayner and Mandelson, his judgement tarnished.

Homeless minister resigned for evicting her tenants for higher rent

Corruption minister accused of corruption, then resigned.

Housing minister and deputy PM resigned for tax fraud

Mandelson a previous mortgage fraudster sacked for links to Epstein

Starmer appointed all these people.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
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32 weeks ago

Central

"I have always had the hots for Andy Burnham

I think he's a great politician and would be good as Labour PM.

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By *he National ThrustMan
32 weeks ago

Out standing in my field, Sussex

He's always seemed to have his head screwed on, and comes across as a decent, compassionate guy with great communication skills.

I really take my hat off to him for the way he dealt with issues around Hillsborough.

But obviously, he'd need to come on board as an MP first.

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By *roadShoulderzMan
32 weeks ago

Petersfield

"He's always seemed to have his head screwed on, and comes across as a decent, compassionate guy with great communication skills.

I really take my hat off to him for the way he dealt with issues around Hillsborough.

But obviously, he'd need to come on board as an MP first."

Well said but let's not forget Nigel Farage took 8 attempts before being elected as an MP.

Burnham is also very easy on the eye. I think good looks count a lot in attracting voters.

Could we really end up with a PM that looks like a frog?

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
32 weeks ago

E.K . Glasgow

"He's always seemed to have his head screwed on, and comes across as a decent, compassionate guy with great communication skills.

I really take my hat off to him for the way he dealt with issues around Hillsborough.

But obviously, he'd need to come on board as an MP first.

Well said but let's not forget Nigel Farage took 8 attempts before being elected as an MP.

Burnham is also very easy on the eye. I think good looks count a lot in attracting voters.

Could we really end up with a PM that looks like a frog?"

Princesses will kiss frogs

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By *madeus999Man
31 weeks ago

Greater Manchester

He's never off BBC Radio Manchester. They have him on speed dial. He always has a political, snide dig when on air. A professional Mancunian, no HMO houses near Andy!. He wants them beside everyone else in Manchester.

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By *ortyairCouple
26 weeks ago

Wallasey

He's a Blue not a Red, Mrs x

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By *ookingFor.....Man
26 weeks ago

Horsham/Crawley

"I have always had the hots for Andy Burnham

Ditto

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By *ookingFor.....Man
26 weeks ago

Horsham/Crawley

There’s an assumption that because he’s northern he’ll persuade the working class, whom Labour should be concentrating on, to forget that Labour hate them and vote for them anyway.

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