I don’t think these critiques are quite fair, TBH.
When Andy Burnham campaigned in the Makerfield by-election, he pledged not to "re-run old Brexit arguments" or to push immediately rejoining the EU—and he has kept that promise. He isn’t arguing to rejoin right now – he’s talking about having an honest, pragmatic conversation about what relationship with the E.U is going to be best for the economy going forward. I saw a segment with Beth Rigby on Sky talking to people in Makerfield about this and lots of the people she spoke to were supportive of the Prime Minister over this.
As for the Russian interference thing, the Chief of MI5 confirmed the Prime Minister was correct and that there had been attempts by Russia to disrupt our democracy over Brexit, even if those attempts ultimately failed to change the final result. I do understand the argument against talking up Russia’s propaganda, but on the other hand so many people are in denial that it happens at all, that it feels a bit of a catch-22, and I do think we have to be clear-eyed about who is seeking to sow division in our communities and why.
As for the story about his Gran, I think it’s incredibly unfair to label him telling a deeply personal story in order to show his commitment to reforming social care as dishonest. A lot of people understand the Prime Minister’s position perfectly – and many people (myself included) feel, like he seems to, that if their loved ones had had properly funded, good quality personal care at home they would never have needed residential care – and therefore wouldn’t have had to lose their savings or their homes.
As for the idea that he has “no policies to speak of", I just don’t think that’s correct – reforming social care is a policy, ending the ban on public water ownership is a policy, creating the Great British Grid to accelerate energy infrastructure is a policy, launching a massive housebuilding programme is a policy. You may have critiques of those policies, but to say they don’t exist feels odd.