Burnham Criticises Trump as UK Leadership Beckons

Well he should get on with trump well !!!

Going to be fun to watch.

He'll need to watch his far lefty views on the world and EU stage, as they are losing steam among the populace.

Expecting nothing from this man, he's every bit as bad as Starmer and another U turner and flip flopper who believes in the welfare state. He, however, doesn't know how to fund one like the rest of the Labour cretins.

In addition to being a a hard left activist Burnham is dull and lacks any clear principles. As PM he will likely be even worse than Starmer, sadly.

Another leftist cretin.

No mandate to lead the country.

General election required.

Keep your hands in your pockets fellow Brits, the pips are about to start squeaking even louder. This plastic Scouse commie is about to drain you dry.

1 hour ago, boloaf said:

Keep your hands in your pockets fellow Brits, the pips are about to start squeaking even louder. This plastic Scouse commie is about to drain you dry.

Hands in pockets and hubcaps locked firmly to the wheels.

I can imagine PMQs. "Calm down calm down lad" 😀

All True. There is no civilized country in this world that Trump would be elected as leader outside of America. It says heaps about the low quality education system there. Burnham needs to be smart now and pee into Trumps pocket to get what’s in the interest of the UK!

What's his view on Israel , Israeli atrocities, and the Jewry?

2 hours ago, Packer said:

What's his view on Israel , Israeli atrocities, and the Jewry?

2 hours ago, Packer said:

2 hours ago, Packer said:

What's his view on Israel , Israeli atrocities, and the Jewry?

I guess we can infer what your views of "the Jewry" are...

1 hour ago, Leopold Bloom said:

I guess we can infer what your views of "the Jewry" are...

You certainly can, but the topic is not about me, it's about Mr. Burnham.

What are his stated views on alleged Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity, the Jewry, and both the military and financial UK support of such?

puts him in line with the rest of the planet.

11 hours ago, Packer said:

What's his view on Israel , Israeli atrocities, and the Jewry?

Well, what do you think?

He's a hard leftie.

On 6/24/2026 at 9:46 AM, MikeandDow said:

Well he should get on with trump well !!!

Its just political rhetoric. The Americans will recognise that. Lammy and Vance seem to get on well, on a personal level, yet they are very opposite sides of a political spectrum.

As a Presidential candidate, Macron wasn't afraid of criticising the American President. But when they are in each other's company, Donald is practically in love with Emmanuel, reaching for his crotch. So you never know.

On 6/25/2026 at 10:40 AM, Packer said:

What's his view on Israel , Israeli atrocities, and the Jewry?

Whatever the deep state tells him.

This one is bought and paid for. Seamlessly manoeuvred into place as soon as they realized the previous incumbent was highly defective.

The coup is almost complete.

On 6/25/2026 at 9:09 AM, JonnyF said:

Another leftist cretin.

No mandate to lead the country.

General election required.

Don’t recall you claiming “No mandate to lead the country “ when May handed over to Johnson or Johnson handed over to Truss or Truss handed over to Sunak.

Further, don’t recall you posting “General Election required”.

Hypocrisy writ large Jonny.

14 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

Don’t recall you claiming “No mandate to lead the country “ when May handed over to Johnson or Johnson handed over to Truss or Truss handed over to Sunak.

Further, don’t recall you posting “General Election required”.

Hypocrisy writ large Jonny.

Andy Burnham does not have a direct public mandate to be Prime Minister, as he has not won a general election for the top job. However, he does possess the constitutional legitimacy to take office through the UK’s parliamentary system following Keir Starmer's resignation.

In the UK, voters elect a party (and local MPs), not a specific Prime Minister.

Because the Labour Party currently commands a majority in the House of Commons, any leader chosen by the party inherits the right to form a government.

Legally, Burnham does not have to call an immediate general election to assume power,

22 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

Don’t recall you claiming “No mandate to lead the country “ when May handed over to Johnson or Johnson handed over to Truss or Truss handed over to Sunak.

Further, don’t recall you posting “General Election required”.

Hypocrisy writ large Jonny.

Totally different. And you know it.

Burnham didnt even stand in the last General election. He orchestrated this situation by parachuting into a safe seat when he was a mayor.

Truss was already an mp and was on the general election ballot. They followed standard leadership contest rules. They didn't engineer it like Labour did with Josh Simons suddenly stepping down to make way for the chosen one.

Are labour even going to have a contest? Does anyone even know what Burnham believes. What he stands for? What his policies will be? Its ridiculous. Its a bloodless coup. Pure and simple. Low even by your lot's standards.

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Whatever the deep state tells him.

This one is bought and paid for. Seamlessly manoeuvred into place as soon as they realized the previous incumbent was highly defective.

The coup is almost complete.

Liz Truss has joined the conversation

11 minutes ago, RayC said:

Liz Truss has joined the conversation

I did not know she was a member of AN. 😃

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Totally different. And you know it.

Burnham didnt even stand in the last General election. He orchestrated this situation by parachuting into a safe seat when he was a mayor.

Truss was already an mp and was on the general election ballot. They followed standard leadership contest rules. They didn't engineer it like Labour did with Josh Simons suddenly stepping down to make way for the chosen one.

Are labour even going to have a contest? Does anyone even know what Burnham believes. What he stands for? What his policies will be? Its ridiculous. Its a bloodless coup. Pure and simple. Low even by your lot's standards.

As you know full well, it is a perfectly legal transfer of power and no election is required. To call it a coup is both patently false and laughable. Indeed, there will be no election until 2029, by which time, judging by recent evidence, the corrupt grifter leading Reform will have imploded, and the UK will have dodged a political catastrophe.

On 6/25/2026 at 4:40 AM, Brettoj said:

All True. There is no civilized country in this world that Trump would be elected as leader outside of America. It says heaps about the low quality education system there. Burnham needs to be smart now and pee into Trumps pocket to get what’s in the interest of the UK!

He could start by nationalising Trumps golf courses in Scotland. "Nationalisation with no Compensation"

Then everyone with no job could go there for free in order to keep fit just in case a job becomes available in the distant future.

That should be enough to prompt Trump to either have a heart attack or to invade the UK with all his carrier groups and even ones he doesn't have then we would all get billions of dollars in compensation.

3 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

Andy Burnham does not have a direct public mandate to be Prime Minister, as he has not won a general election for the top job. However, he does possess the constitutional legitimacy to take office through the UK’s parliamentary system following Keir Starmer's resignation.

In the UK, voters elect a party (and local MPs), not a specific Prime Minister.

Because the Labour Party currently commands a majority in the House of Commons, any leader chosen by the party inherits the right to form a government.

Legally, Burnham does not have to call an immediate general election to assume power,

He wasn't even an MP of the party though when the last General election happened and it wasn't even possible to vote for a parliamentary Labour party with Andy Barnham in it. Also, he is apparently less prepared for government then even Starmer was, and that is saying something. He has faced no scrutiny from the media or Labour members.

His ideas should be at least tested, no? Do you even know what his vision is for the country other than "he is not Starmer"? At least a leadership contest will allow his "vision" to be scrutinized and give him a bit of time to at least prepare for government. All I know about Barnham is that he thought blokes with a beard should be allowed to change in womens changing rooms until a court told him that men were not actually women. And me knowing that is probably more than 95% of the country know about him.

Anyway, Labour are scared of allowing a contest to happen as (as per usual) they are terrified of democracy and their members voting the wrong way. They are especially scared that someone like Shamima Mahmood will throw her hat in the ring and winning due to the identity politics of the left which will always favor a box ticking female non-white candidate over what they would otherwise perceive to be the best white middle aged straight man for the job.

11 minutes ago, James105 said:

He wasn't even an MP of the party though when the last General election happened and it wasn't even possible to vote for a parliamentary Labour party with Andy Barnham in it. Also, he is apparently less prepared for government then even Starmer was, and that is saying something. He has faced no scrutiny from the media or Labour members.

His ideas should be at least tested, no? Do you even know what his vision is for the country other than "he is not Starmer"? At least a leadership contest will allow his "vision" to be scrutinized and give him a bit of time to at least prepare for government. All I know about Barnham is that he thought blokes with a beard should be allowed to change in womens changing rooms until a court told him that men were not actually women. And me knowing that is probably more than 95% of the country know about him.

Anyway, Labour are scared of allowing a contest to happen as (as per usual) they are terrified of democracy and their members voting the wrong way. They are especially scared that someone like Shamima Mahmood will throw her hat in the ring and winning due to the identity politics of the left which will always favor a box ticking female non-white candidate over what they would otherwise perceive to be the best white middle aged straight man for the job.

If he continues to be the only MP to enter the race.

Potential candidates have from 9 July to 15 July to collect the backing of 81 MPs and until 16 July to gather the required number of nominations from affiliated bodies such as trade unions, in order to stay in the contest.

If only one candidate meets that threshold, the new leader will be announced at a special Labour conference on 17 July,

25 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

If he continues to be the only MP to enter the race.

Potential candidates have from 9 July to 15 July to collect the backing of 81 MPs and until 16 July to gather the required number of nominations from affiliated bodies such as trade unions, in order to stay in the contest.

If only one candidate meets that threshold, the new leader will be announced at a special Labour conference on 17 July,

Yes and he will have no mandate and command no respect.

Doomed from the start.

A sitting duck for the opposition.

At least Starmer had a mandate. Burnham has been helicoptered in from oblivion and everyone can see it. He'll be screwed. Easy pickings. No experience. No mandate. Just a trendy pair of glasses and a northern accent. An empty suit.

2 hours ago, RayC said:

Liz Truss has joined the conversation

You're losing it Raymond.

I've heard Age UK are very good. I know you might doubt that info since I don't live within 100 metres of their head office and hence I cannot possibly know anything about them, but trust me on this one. 😀

11 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

You're losing it Raymond.

I've heard Age UK are very good. I know you might doubt that info since I don't live within 100 metres of their head office and hence I cannot possibly know anything about them, but trust me on this one. 😀

Moved on to ageism now, Jonathan. Change as good as a rest I suppose.

You seem to share 'Mad' Liz Trusses' "Deep state" conspiracy theories, hence my comment that she had joined the conversation.

My apologies. I'll try to simplify things (even) more next time.

11 minutes ago, RayC said:

You seem to share 'Mad' Liz Trusses' "Deep state" conspiracy theories, hence my comment that she had joined the conversation.

I'm not sure about your convoluted attempts to be funny but Raymond seriously I am trying to help.

You seem to be living in the UK so give them a call.

0800 678 1602.

35 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I'm not sure about your convoluted attempts to be funny but Raymond seriously I am trying to help.

You seem to be living in the UK so give them a call.

0800 678 1602.

Thanks, Jonathan: I appreciate your concern even though it is unwarranted and therefore unnecessary.

I don't like to take something for nothing, so I thought that I might be able to help you overcome your irrational hatred of Keir Starmer.

Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be an easy fix. Anyway, type 'How do i solve my irrational hatred of Keir Starmer?' into a search engine, and then read what AI suggests doing. It sounds reasonable to me but, then again, I have no expertise in dealing with mental disorders.

Anyway, good luck. Let me know if I can help in any other way. All the best.