Andy Burnham for PM - is this feasible

growstuff

Is anybody here Andy Burnham's mindreader?

No, clearly but speculation is food for hungry minds it seems...

And he would have to win it which at the moment might be a challenge.

theworriedwell

Wouldn't he need to be an zMP first?

And there would have to be a vacancy.

Can't see this happening. Even if they found him a safe seat (is there any these days?) Reform win..? He's out of a Political career. Sadiq Khan same thing.

growstuff

Is anybody here Andy Burnham's mindreader?

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We're only saying if we think he'd be OK for the job, growstuff.

There's a lot of unhappiness in the ranks of Labour MPs and Burnham's name has been mentioned a few times over the past few months.

Indulge us in our speculation...

Is anybody here Andy Burnham's mindreader?

There is, apparently, a seat in Manchester area with a Labour MP who may resign because of ill health. I doubt if he'd lose that one.

He was an MP for 16 years, has had government posts and seems to be making a success of his mayoral post. I'm not sure why anyone should think him less competent than Starmer who only became an MP in 2015 and who had no experience in government. I would also think that running Greater Manchester makes him more likely to be closer to the general populace than a Director of Public Prosecution.

I certainly like the principles set out on the Mainstream Labour website; they're far more what I would expect from a soft left Labour politician. Do people think he would renege on them once he got the job in the same way that Starmer did?

I thought he has said he isn't interested.

It would have to be a very safe seat, the extremists are on the march unfortunately.

I heard on the radio that one MP has offered to stand down in favour of Andy Burnham returning to Westminster

How better things might have been if David Milliband had become Labour leader all those years ago.

BlueBelle

I d LOVE to see Andy Burnham in the leaders role I d vote for him every day if the week a sane and sensible man

Agreed ! 😊

I d LOVE to see Andy Burnham in the leaders role I d vote for him every day if the week a sane and sensible man

I agree with Galaxy. Burnham took on the Mayoral job after he lost the leadership election in which I voted for him.

He has carved a very successful position for himself and I now doubt he would want to return to Westminster politics.

If he stood ahead as leader though, I would vote for him again...

I would say it is interesting we are having this discussion though.

I think even Boris had some successes as London Mayor but beyond that…..
Is this it for choices for a Labour leader? Recycled “names” from a previous administration.
What a shower.

As a “southerner” I have never really given him a lot of thought as his focus is not unreasonably on his bit of influence.

He seems pretty harmless, but also mediocre tbh. Not leader material.

I agree with everyone else, I don't mind him but no.

Agree with everyone ele, he's influential & effective in his current position. I don't think he's pragmatic enough to be a good PM.

Oreo

I don’t rate him for PM at all, he’s good at being a big fish in a small pond and let it stay that way.

Agreed!

He likes being ‘King of the North’ but wouldn’t want to see him as leader of LP and/or PM.

I don’t rate him for PM at all, he’s good at being a big fish in a small pond and let it stay that way.

Wouldn't he need to be an zMP first?