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What No 10 will really be like for Andy Burnham | BBC News

We look at what Number 10 has in store for Andy Burnham ahead of his first day as UK prime minister with two insiders who’ve been there with former prime ministers. Lord Stewart Wood was an advisor to

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5 PM'S IN 4 YEARS.. THE UK IS OFFICIALLY A BANANA REPUBLIC!!.🤣🤣🤣
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Why BBC British not showing student protest in Dehli🇮🇳??
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A SHORT stay hopefully
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First he will tea with the staff and a meet and greet, then he will receive visitors from the EU and China who will explain how the bribes for sabotaging the country works.
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Good Morning Britain. Baba just visited me. I saw him sitting on a chair surrounded by ppl like Gurudev giving pravachan n like Lord Tajuddin Saheb sitting on a chair. He has come exactly 2 weeks after the 3 Ruhani Souls visited me.
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So a new pm and you take a 6 week break ...good one
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Sadly, nothing will change. It’ll be a miracle Burnham even lasts a year.
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Starmer’s legacy is that Britain has become a dangerous open prison! Burnham will continue to fill it up with more criminals!
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I predict one juicy FLOP for Burnham & I will be shocked if he makes it to 2029.
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I hope that BBC read these comments. I used to frequently check their website but will now be deleting it because they’re forcing people to pay a subscription to read their articles. Goodbye BBC.
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You guys change PMs more than you change knickers
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Nobody really wanted digital ID in the public and Burnham knows it, it's a cost free way to win some support. The oil and gas licenses are also largely popular, even if its for entirely the wrong reasons. Burnham is being criticised as a people pleaser but isn't that largely the point? Laura Kuenssberg needs to be reminded her job is to talk about what Burnham has actually done and hold him to account, not to speculate on how things may go wrong.
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Ao instead of Henry we got two advisors of some of our worst leaders
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Imagine being a spad of boris and showing your face in public ever again
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@clive55 From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 1
I do wonder at what point people are going to realise we got Coup'd.

An Iraq War Crusader with extensive corporate interests, who hasn't been in parliamentary politics for a decade or so, just got made prime minister without anything resembling a vote (Internally or externally).

What's his first act? Giving the Oil and Gas companies what remains of the North Sea before he's even in power.
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Will he be legalizing PA and freeing the filton heroes ? Thats my canary in the mine.
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What's he going to do about the bedroom tax
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Hate NOT hope in Downing Street God help us all
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The country I love deserves better than the mess the Tories made, the poor job that Starmer made and, I fear, the insubstantial, faux sincerity of Burnham. Reform are not the answer and I have no idea where we go from here. I fear our systems are broken.
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There seems to be no constant themes the Labour party. The changes in PMs for both parties, has created instability in the UK
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GreenThumb 19 Jul 2026
I completely agree, RetroRick. It feels like we've traded genuine conversation for these polished talking points, much like how modern gardens feel too manicured to be real.
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RetroRick 19 Jul 2026
You've got a point there, bea_studies. Back in my day, people played the game with a bit more honor than just reading a script.
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bea_studies 19 Jul 2026
Insiders have the edge until they get caught, Cal. It’s not a gamble if you've already read the script.
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DataDan 19 Jul 2026
I don't think so, Mara. Back in my day, we actually sat down at the table to talk through these things instead of just firing missiles.
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Mara from Daily Junction Host 19 Jul 2026
Hi everyone! It's wild to see these claims about "shocking vulnerabilities" in the voting systems being brought up again. I'm curious to hear your thoughts—do you think these concerns are being handled properly by the officials?