Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister

Burnham Promises Cost Of Living Help In First Speech

Andy Burnham, newly appointed UK prime minister, said he will set out a 10-year plan for the country later this year as he delivered his first address in the role.

Speaking at the start of his premiership, Burnham told the public: “This moment will be a circuit breaker for Britain.” He added that measures aimed at helping with the cost of living would be outlined from the following day, as he said the government needed to “be better”.

Cost of living support from tomorrow

Burnham said further details of the cost of living package will be provided from tomorrow, positioning the announcements as part of a wider programme to respond to pressures facing households.

He also indicated that his long-term approach would be set out later this year through a 10-year plan.

Housing and rough sleeping

In the speech, Burnham pledged to tackle rough sleeping and said he would pursue the building of more council homes.

He set out his intention to continue honouring defence commitments, signalling that existing obligations would remain in place.

New government after Starmer’s resignation

Burnham took office after being invited by the King at Buckingham Palace to form a government, becoming the fifth prime minister in four years. He is expected to begin reshaping the ministerial team later today, with changes to roles including the prisons portfolio.

This follows the resignation of prisons minister Lord Timpson, who stepped down this morning.

Team Burnham has kept decisions on who will make up the prime minister’s top team “very tight”, according to reporting by Nick Eardley.

Before Burnham’s speech, Keir Starmer formally resigned as prime minister. In his final address outside Downing Street, Starmer said he leaves the role “with good grace” and “a smile”.

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20 July 2026

Only good thing about him is he supports Everton,up the toffees...

16 hours ago, webfact said:

he also became prime minister without an election

He'll be getting a phone call from POTUS Trump for a "How to."

Yes, I know the difference between a parliamentary system and a US Presidential (electoral) system, but expect Trump to know.

Geez, y'all average one a year, in less the 4 yrs so far. No sense in unpacking if you get the job ...

2 years

< 21 months

< 2 months

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Geez, y'all average one a year, in less the 4 yrs so far. No sense in unpacking if you get the job ...

2 years

< 21 months

< 2 months

Yep. And to think that we used to take the piss out of Italy for the way that they got through PMs🤷🤦

Sadly Britain looking more and more like a banana republic.

5 minutes ago, Mr Awesome said:

No single individual can revitalize a struggling economy in just 100 days.

No but he has to set out his plans for the economy. He can't behind excuses like 'manifesto'. Just get on with it.

His plan to save the british people £45 a year on their energy bills shows how tone deaf they really are. The bills have gone up close to triple figures in the past few months. This is not the radical type change the population want.

16 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Sadly Britain looking more and more like a banana republic.

WesternEuropeans

I would say more like a caliphate..... that's just me though

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Indeed.

A mayor with no mandate and his convicted fraudster Deputy leading the country.

#failedstate

Was it a 'failed state' when we had the succession of unelected Tory Prime Ministers? As for corruption, look no further than the millionaire grifter, who is the Reform party, and is currently being exposed for who he really is. You are just terrified that Burnham will be a success, that Labour's poll bounce will grow, and that the politics of hate and division that you constantly push on here will fail. Good luck Andy Burnham.

1 hour ago, wombat said:

I would say more like a caliphate..... that's just me though.

Not just you. Well said.

There are 28 ministers in the new Cabinet. This is the sum total of their private sector experience: - Louise Haigh: Three years in a middle management role at Aviva. Ended in a fraud conviction. - Andy Burnham: Three years in a small publishing business after university. That’s it… A team with no business, finance or management experience is running a £3 trillion economy.

I think he should forget the manifesto nobody really voted for it anyhow they just voted to get the Tory's out and didn't really care who replaced them.

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

No. they stood for election on the Tory manifesto at the general election.

If you mean Farage he's never been convicted of anything.

He won't be a success. He has no mandate. He's a sixth form socialist. He will bankrupt the country quicker than most leftists would. Good luck won't be enough for this charlatan or the bitter, nasty leftists that support him.

With Red Ed as Chancellor I predict the current goverment will be known as ......

"Financial Crash and Burn'em"

| Fabian Socialism | Marxism |

| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |

| Gradual reform | Revolutionary change |

| Works through democratic institutions | Sees capitalism ending through class struggle |

| Accepts parliamentary democracy | Classical Marxism viewed the state as an instrument of class rule |

| Mixed economy or democratic socialism | Ultimately seeks a classless, stateless communist society |

| Pragmatic and incremental | Based on a comprehensive theory of history and economics |

Fabians believed that experts, civil servants, academics, and politicians could gradually improve society through legislation and administration.

Marxism

Karl Marx argued that capitalism contains internal contradictions that inevitably produce conflict between the working class (proletariat) and the owners of capital (bourgeoisie).

Why they're often compared

The comparison often arises because both aimed to transform society but chose different methods:

• Fabians: "Reform the system from within."

• Classical Marxists: "Replace the system through revolution."

This difference is why the phrase "the long march through the institutions" is more commonly associated in public debate with gradualist approaches than with classical Marxist revolution, although the phrase itself is linked to Rudi Dutschke rather than originating with Marx or the Fabian Society.

In the UK context

Many commentators on the political right argue that the Fabian approach has been particularly influential in Britain because it emphasizes working through [INFILTRATION OF] institutions such as Parliament, the civil service, education, and local government.

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

With Red Ed as Chancellor I predict the current goverment will be known as ......

"Financial Crash and Burn'em"

Ed Miliband and his brother David Miliband were raised by parents who were well-known Marxist intellectuals.

Their father, Ralph Miliband, was one of Britain's leading Marxist political theorists. He was born in Belgium to a Jewish family, fled the Nazi invasion in 1940, served in the Royal Navy during World War II, and later became a professor at the London School of Economics. His books, including The State in Capitalist Society, argued that capitalist democracies tend to reflect the interests of economic elites, even while maintaining democratic institutions.

Their mother, Marion Kozak, was also politically active on the left. She was a Jewish refugee from Nazi-occupied Europe and was involved in Labour politics and human rights advocacy. While she held socialist views, she is generally less often described primarily as a Marxist than Ralph Miliband.

Ed Miliband has acknowledged his father's intellectual influence but has repeatedly claimed he is not a Marxist.

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Edited July 22Jul 22 by Tourist2

3 minutes ago, Tourist2 said:

| Fabian Socialism | Marxism |

| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |

| Gradual reform | Revolutionary change |

| Works through democratic institutions | Sees capitalism ending through class struggle |

| Accepts parliamentary democracy | Classical Marxism viewed the state as an instrument of class rule |

| Mixed economy or democratic socialism | Ultimately seeks a classless, stateless communist society |

| Pragmatic and incremental | Based on a comprehensive theory of history and economics |

Fabians believed that experts, civil servants, academics, and politicians could gradually improve society through legislation and administration.

Marxism

Karl Marx argued that capitalism contains internal contradictions that inevitably produce conflict between the working class (proletariat) and the owners of capital (bourgeoisie).

Why they're often compared

The comparison often arises because both aimed to transform society but chose different methods:

• Fabians: "Reform the system from within."

• Classical Marxists: "Replace the system through revolution."

This difference is why the phrase "the long march through the institutions" is more commonly associated in public debate with gradualist approaches than with classical Marxist revolution, although the phrase itself is linked to Rudi Dutschke rather than originating with Marx or the Fabian Society.

In the UK context

Many commentators on the political right argue that the Fabian approach has been particularly influential in Britain because it emphasizes working through [INFILTRATION OF] institutions such as Parliament, the civil service, education, and local government.

They're both Champagne Socialists though ........

Karl Marx was one of the first, an ethnic Jew who never worked a day in his life, married a German Baroness, lived off her income, and impregnated both her and her maid.

Yes, Marx had servants, financed by his wife!

Edited July 22Jul 22 by BritManToo

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

They're both Champagne Socialists though ........

Karl Marx was one of the first, an ethnic Jew who never worked a day in his life, married a German Baroness, lived off her income, and impregnated both her and her maid.

Yes, Marx had servants, financed by his wife!

Yep, Marx was one of the 1st champagne socialists
All of them are envy driven parasites.

Some controversy as to who was behind Marx and the Bolsheviks - ie. who funded them.

Arguments go round in circles though (elites/big money?).
Rules for theee communism was likely intended for the goys ONLY.

https://codoh.com/library/document/jewish-involvement-bolshevik-revolution/

"Jewish chess genius Bobby Fischer was asked at a press conference in 1992 about his views on Communism, Fisher said, “Communism is basically a mask for Bolshevism which is a mask for Judaism."

Edited July 22Jul 22 by Tourist2

36 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

With Red Ed as Chancellor I predict the current goverment will be known as ......

"Financial Crash and Burn'em"

Since when has Chancellor of the Exchequer: John Healey been known as Red Ed?

The real Red Ed (Miliband) has been made Foreign Secretary!

Edited July 22Jul 22 by scottiejohn

Anas Sarwar has been given a peerage by Andy Burnham meaning he can enter Government as an unelected minister This video is a reminder that Anas previously claimed his goal was to have Pakistanis take power in the UK..

Over 70% of new homes will go to immigrants

Angela Rayner has been announced as the Secretary of State for housing

Remember this was her plan when she was interviewed just last year

Absolute disaster!

3 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Unelected PM with no mandate.

Deputy PM convicted of fraud.

Housing secretary who lost her job for not paying stamp duty on her house.

Education secretary who thinks discussing child rape gangs is a "dog whistle".

Defence secretary with no military experience.

Foreign secretary who called has personally insulted the leader of our greatest ally.

What could possibly go wrong? 😄

What could possibly go wrong? 😄

They might turn out to be secret racists?....Or is that not a bad thing?