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Thursday, 1 January 2026

Voters believe



Burnham ‘would make better PM than Starmer’

Voters believe that Andy Burnham would do a better job than Sir Keir Starmer in tackling almost every challenge facing Britain.

Mr Burnham, the Greater Manchester Mayor, was judged to be better placed to handle matters such as taxation, pensions and welfare and the cost of living crisis, polling for The Telegraph found.

He also scored better on managing immigration, crime, the NHS, the environment, housing policy and culture-war issues such as gender identity.


There are many things a chap could say about this leap in the dark. One is the obvious problem that Burnham isn't an MP. 

If he becomes an MP then another problem is that he'd have to become a Labour MP with all the baggage this entails.

A third problem is that he's Andy Burnham with a lack of relevant experience senior Labour politicians usually bring to their roles.

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