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Do you want a change of leader?

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Arewethereyetarewe · 20/06/2026 07:26

BBC are predicting the PM should stand down. I know this is not news, but why can we not have a period of stability?

Andy Burnham is much lefter in terms of policies and may not follow the manifesto Labour got in on.

Left or right the country needs a longer term plan.

What do others think?

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Arewethereyetarewe · 20/06/2026 08:09

FedUpandFiftyNine · 20/06/2026 08:05

People forget that Starmer won precisely because he was steady and boring after years of Tory turbulence!
UK elections are nearly always fought in the centre ground. Burnham will lose the floating centrist voters who could accept Starmer.

Absolutely 💯

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FedUpandFiftyNine · 20/06/2026 08:05

People forget that Starmer won precisely because he was steady and boring after years of Tory turbulence!
UK elections are nearly always fought in the centre ground. Burnham will lose the floating centrist voters who could accept Starmer.

quintessentially166 · 20/06/2026 08:01

Plus…agree with cross party working on the bigger issues

quintessentially166 · 20/06/2026 08:01

As usual the media are really doing all the pushing. Would like to see Starmer stay to give him the time to implement what he promised but unfortunately I think there will be a challenge in which case would rather have Burnham with Starmer staying as Foreign Secretary and Wes back in a Health

Littlecrake · 20/06/2026 08:00

I think AB will become PM, there will be a brief surge in optimism and activity, then his inevitable lurch left will damage the economy even more, unemployment will get even worse and everyone will be cross and he’ll be ousted by someone, probably on the right and then there will be another general election and the whole thing will start again.
We have become a joke country - starting from Brexit and the resignation of Cameron we just can’t seem to get a decent run and we have normalised musical chairs. I’m not a big KS fan, although I did vote labour last time. He doesn’t have the backing of too much of the PLP and the welfare reform was an absolute shambles which has impacted his ability to funnel money elsewhere. I don’t agree with a lot of the health spending (such as CDCs) but I can see that nobody will have the political will to seriously reform the NHS, pensions or welfare in a meaningful way but his biggest flaw is the kicking he has given businesses and the consequential rise in unemployment. Also the constant u-turning is just pathetic. I think AB will be worse.

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Arewethereyetarewe · 20/06/2026 07:56

Eviebeans · 20/06/2026 07:55

I agree with the idea of cross party working for the big issues like NHS

This would help achieve lasting change beyond one political party 😊

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Arewethereyetarewe · 20/06/2026 07:55

Burnham’s politics is not the same as Starmer’s that is for sure!

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Eviebeans · 20/06/2026 07:55

I agree with the idea of cross party working for the big issues like NHS

Eviebeans · 20/06/2026 07:54

I think the rule should be changed so that if there is a change of leader there’s a general election
I know people say you vote for the party not the person- I think that is untrue in reality- I know people who voted Labour with Starmer who would not have done if it were Corbyn, for example

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Arewethereyetarewe · 20/06/2026 07:48

Agree about the media pushing for change. It gives them something to report.

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Arewethereyetarewe · 20/06/2026 07:48

I think Keir has been a steady ship. Yeah he is not exciting but has more substance than some.

I agree about a cross party focus. There are many issues to resolve, NHS, social care and global warming. Not to mention war in europe and so forth.

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rumred · 20/06/2026 07:48

No. The media have pushed for discord and change. They don't have most people's wellbeing in mind, being male and very rich.

FedUpandFiftyNine · 20/06/2026 07:43

I’m not a labour voter and I think Andy Burham would definitely lose them the next election. For all his faults , Starmer has been a good global statesman managing Trump and relations with Europe. Burnham is too socialist, inward-looking.

mellongoose · 20/06/2026 07:38

I’d like to see a cross party coalition of sensible experienced politicians who work together to bring economic growth and rebuild our armed forces.

Feels like a fairy tale at the moment. Too many egos at the top of the tree (and those who think they can be PM). Apart from Kemi. She has no ego and has a no nonsense, busy mum vibe which I like.

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