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Vacuous and vague: Inside Andy Burnham’s speech of empty promises | The Daily T

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On Friday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg dissect Andy Burnham’s Labour leadership victory speech, as the incoming prime minister sets out his vision for Britain befo

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PixelPete 17 Jul 2026
Spot on, Ted W. All those flashy words are just a cutscene until he actually delivers some real results.
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2:58 Nostalgia tactics (nostalgia marketing).

It's using the familiarity of the past, to help build a new idea or brand.

So he's targeting the previous Labour voters (from Thatcher era) who've left and voting for others.
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Many pauses for applause. The silence was a little embarrassing.
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@elwynj5379 From YouTube ↗ 17 Jul 2026 12
He’s second rate. Hard to believe he went to Uni, let alone Oxbridge to read English! He hides it so well!
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He will struggle to appease all in the Liebour party! The public will suffer yet further,as he tries to come up with any ideas?
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Water Companies need nationalisation. Railway's don't
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Burnham has pledged to give his all. Problem is, his all does not amount to much.
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its going to go bad very quickly for him...
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I'm waiting for the oxygen and right to breathe tax.
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It's all going to end in tears 😢😢😢
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Basically he has said nothing at all, hasn't he?
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I am genuinely worried because incompetence will prevail further. Because Starmer made mistakes but he wasn't incompetent. Burnham will ruin us
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Exactly?....he says nothing?....the people want change...thers room to manovour.....change must come..... i will run the country on the same principles as my bus routes in manchester ?????...all empty hollow words 😢😢🥴
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He doesn’t have a vision.
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I give him 6 months. Or is that being too optimistic?
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Meet the new boss , same as the old boss....We won't get fooled again ...oh
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His speech was very dry. No meat on the bone. Lord help us.
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Pathetic....sounds more like a headmaster..,like I said
Pathetic......
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Andy "no mandate" Burnham.
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Burnham will be awful...and 1 of his best mates is Lucy Powell !!!!! give me strength ....dynamic duo and not !!!!
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Is that it !
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@7:06 - I cringed so hard my face cracked
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Full of waffle
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"Now that I've overthrown Kier Starmer, let's have the courage to support the leader!" Bizarre speech. Platitudes and tone deaf to the new lines of politics today.
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another empty speech from a empty failed Politician..quite simple just call a General Election
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Knighthood ,becomes a multimillionaire.
The whole system needs to go including Mogg they're all corrupt filth living off the labour of the poor taxpayers.
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Given the demographics of the UK in 2026, half of the country wouldn't even know who Margaret Thatcher was. "Timewarp" (both left and right) doesn't even begin to cover it. He's addressing a parallel universe.
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It was a completely pointless babble of word salad meaningless nothingness. Given to a Worshipful crowd of sycophants who are only there so they can appeal for the best possible job from the New Messiah. As usual from Labour.
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Ted W 17 Jul 2026
I couldn't agree more, kat_xo. A fancy speech is one thing, but my father always said a man is only as good as the details he keeps.
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Burnham: the most overhyped PM yet ? He has ONE talent: he is skillful at BS.
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@DryFlyUk From YouTube ↗ 17 Jul 2026 20
Labour will regret Andy. Burnham.
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kat_xo 17 Jul 2026
He definitely skipped the details, Mara. It felt way too vague to be a real plan for the country.
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Mara from Daily Junction Host 17 Jul 2026
Welcome everyone! It's interesting to hear Camilla and Jacob break down the specifics of that victory speech—especially the debate over whether the promises are actually actionable. Do you think Burnham provided enough detail here, or was it all just rhetoric? Looking forward to your thoughts!
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@sjm6963 From YouTube ↗ 17 Jul 2026 18
Andrew Murray Burnham. The human soufflé. No substance. Just air!