OK my prediction of what will happen

1) Burnham wins the By-Election

2) Burnham wins a leadership challenge and becomes Prime Minister

3) Conservatives Lib Dems Reform call for a general election

4) There is no general election just a lot of Parliamentary time and hot air wasted on something that will not happen

5) After a brief period of hope and elation the people realise nothing changes and start blaming Burnham.

If Burnham does become Prime Minister he should first appoint a new cabinet and replace the Chancellor then take a leaf out of Trumps playbook.

People don't want to hear doom & gloom or how bad the last lot were or how badly off the country is.

People want to hear how well everything is going, be like Trump lie about everything exaggerate everything it doesn't matter if it bears no relation to the actual truth its what people want to hear and how it makes them feel that matters to them.

If the people get the truth things are bad there is no more money they will be calling for whoever the next Prime Minister is to resign no matter who it is.

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I'm guessing you're not a member or supporter of the Labour Party? If not, it's not really up to you who is leader.

Poor answer when you can't defend the indefensible.

And yesterday, the defence secretary quit the government, Why?

Because the minimum budget to defend our country was slashed to less than half so he can cover the enormous costs for a welfare state.

6 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Poor answer when you can't defend the indefensible.

And yesterday, the defence secretary quit the government, Why?

Because the minimum budget to defend our country was slashed to less than half so he can cover the enormous costs for a welfare state.

I'm not a huge fan of what Starmer has done (so far) but it's a huge improvement on the previous 14 years of Tory misrule. I don't expect you to agree, but that's politics. You, and the rest of the country, will get your chance to vote in an alternative government in 2029.

3 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I'm not a huge fan of what Starmer has done (so far) but it's a huge improvement on the previous 14 years of Tory misrule. I don't expect you to agree, but that's politics. You, and the rest of the country, will get your chance to vote in an alternative government in 2029.

I agree with that. But they better replace Starmer with a stronger leader well before that. It worked for Canada's Liberals. It can work for Labour (as long as they don't leave it too late).

42 minutes ago, ronnie50 said:

I agree with that. But they better replace Starmer with a stronger leader well before that. It worked for Canada's Liberals. It can work for Labour (as long as they don't leave it too late).

I guess Andy Burnham is the great hope. Not sure I'm convinced!

7 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I guess Andy Burnham is the great hope. Not sure I'm convinced!

He seems to be the most popular. From the little I've paid attention to, Angela Rayner is another possible. She's in the right age bracket - a bit younger than the usual types. Most northern European countries have female PMs these days. So there's a trend. Not sure she comes across as well as the European women though.