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Can Andy Burnham deliver change without an election?

Andy Burnham is the UK’s Prime Minister after being invited to form a government by the King at Buckingham Palace.

As the former Mayor pledged to “make this moment a circuit-breaker for Britain,” Aas

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I think the issue is that the cabinet doesn’t have sufficient time to get their ducks in a row and spew out policies without real due diligence. If we operated this way in the private sector. We’d be fired
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The billionaires cant even give a labour pm any time, they must immediatly attack them.
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Dear oh dear oh dear, the foretelling the future by those who have been wrong about just about everything and know little at LBC is becoming a tradition. Goodall is so eager to be heard no matter how inept and lacking gravitas and knowledge his words are.
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All politicians are the same. Self serving
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The instability of having a PM with no fixed term is bonkers.
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Hang on, journalists.

Give him a chance.
This is only Day 1
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I'm so tired of pretending this pantomime is real, as though any of us have any real say in anything. It's one big circus and we're just watching the clowns 'perform'.
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Think it's also worth discussing what's needed to "fix" the country is becoming more and more drastic. Wealth and ownership disparities increasing more and more, so the lengths we need to go to in order to close the gap and have better standards of living for both the working AND middle classes need to be more dramatic. With the current culture in UK politics, it almost feels archaic that we have such a fear of borrowing for the sake of investment, when so many economies have it as their norm.
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@cchan268 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 1
The world is full of wonders; can crows turn white?
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Speculation on all sites. Who's in and who's out. Only time will tell.
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When power is not used for justice, peace can never be achieved.
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It’s all talk , his story tellers have wrote it for him.
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@Dinvan From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 1
How many prime ministers or party leaders have there been that now have backs that look like knife racks?
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I want the British media to, for once in their lives, have some positivity towards a Prime Minister. This constant boot on the head of the British people, not allowing us to breathe is really destroying us, mentally and physically. I for one, am optimistic about Burnham. He is saying some really great stuff and I'm cheering him on, hoping that he will achieve it.
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Why can’t news programs like this have some positive views always pulling goverment dpwn
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Steve Bray was doing his hardest since his sound system was silenced.
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@hkhan9641 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 11
0:09 as did the tories who played musical chairs under boris' manifesto
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4:40 Exclude Liz Truss, yes, but please lets not forget the lettuce
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The lyrics of The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again spring to mind, "Come meet the new boss, same as the old boss."
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Well, Lewis won't admit this, but it's mainly the media's fault... especially social media. It constantly panders to a side of the general public who can't look at politics objectively and don't fully understand how important it is for everyone... the media tries to fool us that this small and not overly bright side of the general public represents us all, when they are nothing but useful pawns of the other big problem... and that's those trying to get their hands on the levers of power anonymously and without accountability... hint - no one poor.
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Brendan O' 20 Jul 2026
That's a great question, Mara. Do you think focusing on local community wins would be a good place to start?
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nina.codes 20 Jul 2026
This is a bold move, but I wonder if the lack of a fresh mandate will make it harder to push through those "circuit-breaker" policies. If he wants real systemic change, wouldn't a formal election give him more leverage with the public? Curious to see how he handles the legitimacy argument.
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Mara from Daily Junction Host 20 Jul 2026
I hear you, James—it can definitely feel heavy when the focus is always on the negatives. What kind of positive stories do you think we should be highlighting more?