Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has signaled his ambition to eventually run for UK Prime Minister. Speaking on the BBC, Burnham discussed his readiness for the nation’s top political office while reaffirming his current dedication to his mayoral role. While he remains focused on devolved governance in Greater Manchester, he indicated a desire to return to Westminster in the future should the opportunity present itself, highlighting his vision for regional empowerment and national policy reform.
- Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has expressed his long-term ambition to become UK Prime Minister.
- Burnham stated he feels ready for the role of Prime Minister but is currently focused on his mayoral duties.
- He indicated a potential return to Westminster in the future, provided the right opportunity arises.
- The Mayor emphasized the importance of devolution and regional decision-making as central to his political vision.
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God help us what a joker
Another clueless buffoon
He is a crowd pleaser
That's a good thing, but it's not enough
Will he stand firm the pressure of the lobbies?
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yes and he looks like a thunderbirds puppet by the way things are going probably lady penelope
Different cheek of the same arse.
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Must be a reason why BBC posted this at 11pm on a Monday, probably the worst time to gain any traction and view counts so less people see it
The Wonder from Wigan
BBC creaming over the next unsubstantiated labour promise. Not enough egg on your face already guys? No worries, there's more to come for you.
Where is the scrutiny? Of the lack of policy from the man who will be making the decisions on your/our lives? You are so comfortable it doesnt affect you. You are pundits, not professionals, paid for by a consumer who despise you and wont pay forever. You better believe it 🙂
Unfortunately devolution is such a Micro strategy it will not generate significant growth, which is what is required. This strategy is to get the North vote. Do you notice that the largest organisations with the fastest growth are centralised running global operations, they are not decentralised apart from at the tactical and operational levels because you lose economies of scale.
The way I'm approaching thinking about this is if he can be more politically charismatic than Nigel Farage and keep him out of power, this can only be a good thing. But I do have my doubts, even as someone from Manchester. Appointing a pro Israel lobbyist to chief of staff recently says it all, and gives me a deep distrust just like the rest of them.
You Brits are harsh, give the guy a chance, no wonder your country goes through PMs like TP 😂😂
Tory last big idea was Brexit. we know what happened with that or Rwanda. the tax cuts aren't working anymore. so, at least Burnham is offering new ideas. this is just the start.
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He will help you get on benefits like me after being made redundant and will carry on looking after people on welfare with 4 kids have never been so well off. I will be voting labour as they really do look after you on welfare. What is there not to like and Andy Burnham will look after us even more
People are less likely to believe grand speeches anymore. Only the naive get taken in.
Action is the measure of how leaders in government are judged.
He just better be good to Larry!
Cue negativity on steroids from all the whingeing oxygen thieves who idolise the grifter who's made an entire career from being a whingeing oxygen thief
You sound scared that the wealth extraction model is ending. Without it things like the BBC might need to change model. For instance compete on the private market
I'm cautiously optimistic
Who wants to lay odds this guy doesn't last a year as prime minister?
The first responsibility of government is Defence so that's the critical investment required in freedom and democracy. Miss that and watch the inevitable rise of foreign interference and loss of UK position in the world.
The Russian s said today their aims has not changed from 2024 and means the whole of Donetsk oblast according to Reuters , .
When they can agree to the reunification of Ukraine excluding Crimea with our American Good Friday agreement if the Americans agree , and the EU have the problem in our six counties with the British and Americans if the USA rise US tariffs on 26 members of EU , with no border hard or soft between the EU and UK in Ireland ,zero US tariffs on 100 billion exports from Ireland and 60 billion billion exports from UK . to USA ..
That is worse than Ukraine and there is no EU protocol with Ukraine to exclude other countries including USA , making trade agreements after the reunification of Ukraine and no requirement to surrender their Ukrainian import tariff to America that the other 26 countries must and with our American Good Friday agreement for Jews , Poles , Ukrainians and Russians of descent and birth living in Ukraine excluding Crimea, very similar to Lenin s Ukraine SSR 1917 and similar to the reunification of Deutschland 3 Oct 1990 and the Germans agreed to exclude areas of Prussia Kaliningrad part of the Soviet Union and after 1991 the Russian Federation other former German regions now in Poland.
The British have not surrendered their GB import tariff at 10% on imports from USA and Ukraine will not lose their import tariff on imports from America and may have zero tariffs on exports to USA same as UK .
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here we go again lol
We will have to see how Andy Burnham’s grand national projects work
What a strange headline for the BBC, to imply he's not suitable. You didn't ask that of any of the Conservatives who replaced the elected prime minister because the party didn't like the person they had already chosen, from Johnson (plotted with Epstein and Bannon to replace Theresa May), Sunak, Truss.
The same fate awaits him as with Starmer. He has to try to resuscitate the NHS, but that can't be done without raising taxes and increasing immigration. The moment he tries to do any of these, the British people will vote him out sharpish.