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Starmer Resigns as PM, Burnham Tipped to Succeed

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Keir Starmer has announced that he is stepping down as both prime minister and leader of the Labour Party.

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Starmer Announces Departure

Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said he was resigning after a period in office during which, he argued, every decision had been guided by a commitment to put the country first.

His statement was delivered in front of the prime minister's residence, with live coverage available as the announcement unfolded.

Burnham Emerges as Leading Candidate

Attention has quickly turned to who could replace Starmer at the head of the government and the Labour Party.

Andy Burnham, widely viewed as a potential successor, is due to be in Westminster on Monday to be sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Makerfield. He secured the seat in a by-election last week.

Burnham's arrival in Parliament is expected to intensify speculation about the party's next leadership move.

Labour Weighs Succession Process

Within Labour, many figures are reportedly anticipating what is known as a "coronation" process if Starmer's resignation triggers a leadership transition.

Under that scenario, Burnham would stand as the sole candidate, avoiding a contested leadership race and allowing him to take over without a lengthy campaign.

Questions Over Timing

Current expectations suggest Burnham could formally assume the leadership by late September, around the time of Labour's annual party conference.

However, some of his supporters believe that timetable would take too long and argue that the transition should happen more quickly.

The coming weeks are likely to determine both the process and the pace of Labour's leadership change following Starmer's departure.

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brewsterbudgen Star Member

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A sad but dignified speech. He'll always be remembered as the man that managed to get Labour elected after the 2019 bloodbath.

rocketboy2 Gold Member

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He will be remembered as a w!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SunnyinBangrak Ruby Member

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More time to chillax with his fiery eastern European rent boys. Adios sir Kier, you were a disgrace. I cant believe he wasnt removed after his welsh choirboy disinformation and banging up terrified mothers in his kangaroo courts. Pure fascist scum.

dinsdale Star Member

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12 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

A sad but dignified speech. He'll always be remembered as the man that managed to get Labour elected after the 2019 bloodbath.

I think he'll be remembered for other things than that. Immigration and the authoritarian attack on free speech springs to mind.

brewsterbudgen Star Member

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4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I think he'll be remembered for other things than that. Immigration and the authoritarian attack on free speech springs to mind.

Yes, the overall reduction in immigration to the UK is something Labour have achieved, although personally I think he made a mistake by pandering to Reform. Not sure whose 'free speech' has been attacked!

emptypockets Platinum Member

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Let's hope it's not a case of the devil you know.

Eric Loh Star Member

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Burnham, that will be great to raise Trump's blood pressure. Expect childish tantrums from the man-child.

JonnyF Star Member

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30 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

A sad but dignified speech. He'll always be remembered as the man that managed to get Labour elected after the 2019 bloodbath.

He will be remembered as a fascist tyrant who squandered an amazing opportunity.

Strip him of his knighthood.

nauseus Star Member

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7 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Burnham, that will be great to raise Trump's blood pressure. Expect childish tantrums from the man-child.

I expect that will be the sole benefit, only if you are obsessed with Trump, of course.

JonnyF Star Member

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14 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Let's hope it's not a case of the devil you know.

Burnham is an extreme leftist muppet but I do not believe he has the streak of pure evil that Starmer has.

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1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

Burnham is an extreme leftist muppet but I do not believe he has the streak of pure evil that Starmer has.

Time will tell how he performs. I can't see much improving either way. The boats will keep coming. People on benefits will rise.

brewsterbudgen Star Member

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8 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Burnham is an extreme leftist muppet but I do not believe he has the streak of pure evil that Starmer has.

Then there's hope! Burnham will be delighted @JonnyF

Eric Loh Star Member

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11 minutes ago, nauseus said:

I expect that will be the sole benefit, only if you are obsessed with Trump, of course.

I am talking about diplomatic civility and mutual respect for global leaders.

nauseus Star Member

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14 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Yes, the overall reduction in immigration to the UK is something Labour have achieved, although personally I think he made a mistake by pandering to Reform. Not sure whose 'free speech' has been attacked!

Any overall reduction in net immigration to the UK is something Labour have achieved by scaring wealthy taxpayers abroad.

You do write some codswallop. In fact you write heaps of it.

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But I do like you.

D***

nauseus Star Member

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2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I am talking about diplomatic civility and mutual respect for global leaders.

No. You're talking about your pet hate (Trump). This obsession takes you way off-topic.

rocketboy2 Gold Member

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I'm sure all will be fine.

Oh wait a minute. cheesy

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JonnyF Star Member

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5 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Then there's hope! Burnham will be delighted @JonnyF

Let's see.

I didn't know how evil Starmer was until he got power.

Burnham might be the same. We know very little about him same as we didnt with Starmer.

But at the very least myself and Burnham share musical tastes (Madchester) whereas Starmer didnt even have a human side. Didnt dream. Didnt have a favourite movie. An evil android.

My gut feeling is Burnham is a well meaning idiot as opposed to the evil tyranny of Starmer.

Tourist2 Advanced Member

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16 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Let's see.

I didn't know how evil Starmer was until he got power.

Burnham might be the same. We know very little about him same as we didnt with Starmer.

But at the very least myself and Burnham share musical tastes (Madchester) whereas Starmer didnt even have a human side. Didnt dream. Didnt have a favourite movie. An evil android.

My gut feeling is Burnham is a well meaning idiot as opposed to the evil tyranny of Starmer.


Burnham himself is almost certainly an intelligence asset: not only is he a member of the WEF, but - after graduating from Cambridge University in the 1991 - he has a significant gap on his CV where he claims he was unable to find a job.

A Cambridge degree 35 years ago (at a time when only about 15% of the population went to university at all, never mind a top tier institution like Cambridge) was basically a golden ticket to walk into the industry of your choice, so this is not an especially convincing story. Far more likely that Mr Burnham was engaged in something during this period of “unemployment” that he prefers not to publicly convey, such as intelligence training. Indeed, he was able to complete a three-month unpaid internshipapparently directly after this “unemployment” period had elapsed, replete with lengthy commute, so he must have been getting money from somewhere. The dole?

Maybe.

Or maybe not.

sqwakvfr Platinum Member

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I like Count Binface as a possible PM someday:

dinsdale Star Member

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1 hour ago, emptypockets said:

Let's hope it's not a case of the devil you know.

I heard that Burnham is more left than Stamer.

JonnyF Star Member

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17 minutes ago, Tourist2 said:


Burnham himself is almost certainly an intelligence asset: not only is he a member of the WEF, but - after graduating from Cambridge University in the 1991 - he has a significant gap on his CV where he claims he was unable to find a job.

A Cambridge degree 35 years ago (at a time when only about 15% of the population went to university at all, never mind a top tier institution like Cambridge) was basically a golden ticket to walk into the industry of your choice, so this is not an especially convincing story. Far more likely that Mr Burnham was engaged in something during this period of “unemployment” that he prefers not to publicly convey, such as intelligence training. Indeed, he was able to complete a three-month unpaid internshipapparently directly after this “unemployment” period had elapsed, replete with lengthy commute, so he must have been getting money from somewhere. The dole?

Maybe.

Or maybe not.

Interesting.

We know very little about him but that will change shortly.

Nothing would surprise me. Maybe another Uniparty stooge posing as a working class hero Billy Bragg type.

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55 minutes ago, Tourist2 said:


Burnham himself is almost certainly an intelligence asset: not only is he a member of the WEF, but - after graduating from Cambridge University in the 1991 - he has a significant gap on his CV where he claims he was unable to find a job.

A Cambridge degree 35 years ago (at a time when only about 15% of the population went to university at all, never mind a top tier institution like Cambridge) was basically a golden ticket to walk into the industry of your choice, so this is not an especially convincing story. Far more likely that Mr Burnham was engaged in something during this period of “unemployment” that he prefers not to publicly convey, such as intelligence training. Indeed, he was able to complete a three-month unpaid internshipapparently directly after this “unemployment” period had elapsed, replete with lengthy commute, so he must have been getting money from somewhere. The dole?

Maybe.

Or maybe not.

So basically a Soviet or Chinese asset?

Or these days possibly an Iranian asset?

RayC Ruby Member

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2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Interesting.

We know very little about him but that will change shortly.

Nothing would surprise me. Maybe another Uniparty stooge posing as a working class hero Billy Bragg type.

1 hour ago, emptypockets said:

So basically a Soviet or Chinese asset?

Or these days possibly an Iranian asset?

2 hours ago, Tourist2 said:


Burnham himself is almost certainly an intelligence asset: not only is he a member of the WEF, but - after graduating from Cambridge University in the 1991 - he has a significant gap on his CV where he claims he was unable to find a job.

A Cambridge degree 35 years ago (at a time when only about 15% of the population went to university at all, never mind a top tier institution like Cambridge) was basically a golden ticket to walk into the industry of your choice, so this is not an especially convincing story. Far more likely that Mr Burnham was engaged in something during this period of “unemployment” that he prefers not to publicly convey, such as intelligence training. Indeed, he was able to complete a three-month unpaid internshipapparently directly after this “unemployment” period had elapsed, replete with lengthy commute, so he must have been getting money from somewhere. The dole?

Maybe.

Or maybe not.

Burnham and Starmer both come from the same reptilian family as the late Queen; all three were financed by the FSB. The MSM know all this but won't publish the details🙄🤦

Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth .....

Tourist2 Advanced Member

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2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Interesting.

We know very little about him but that will change shortly.

Nothing would surprise me. Maybe another Uniparty stooge posing as a working class hero Billy Bragg type.


100%.
The Yookay establishment wishes to fully and comprehensively destroy what are seen as right-wing values, such as nationalism, traditionalism, and religion. These things equip people with powerful personal and group identities, and present as competing loyalties to the state and their social engineers.

Hence, said state and social engineers wish to destroy them.

What the establishment wishes to do now is conflate right-wing values with the most distorted and grotesque exaggerations of such values, as were depicted in hugely popular programming, The Handmaid’s Tale (US) and Years and Years (UK).

In effect, they want to “prove” that being right-wing means being a virulently racist, misogynist, homicidal maniac, until we get to the point where people will be so horrified and disgusted by (what will be presented as) “right-wing ideology”, that to continue to call oneself right-wing will become akin to calling oneself a Nazi.

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Now consider the jackanory about a white Scottish man running around Glasgow with his top off stabbing brown people.

emptypockets Platinum Member

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11 minutes ago, RayC said:

Burnham and Starmer both come from the same reptilian family as the late Queen; all three were financed by the FSB. The MSM know all this but won't publish the details🙄🤦

Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth .....

Reptilian family? MSM?

I have no idea what you are talking about.

emptypockets Platinum Member

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4 minutes ago, Tourist2 said:


100%.
The Yookay establishment wishes to fully and comprehensively destroy what are seen as right-wing values, such as nationalism, traditionalism, and religion. These things equip people with powerful personal and group identities, and present as competing loyalties to the state and social engineers.

Hence, said state and social engineers wish to destroy them.

What the establishment wishes to do now is conflate right-wing values with the most distorted and grotesque exaggerations of such values, as were depicted in hugely popular programming, The Handmaid’s Tale (US) and Years and Years (UK).

In effect, they want to “prove” that being right-wing means being a virulently racist, misogynist, homicidal maniac, until we get to the point where people will be so horrified and disgusted by (what will be presented as) “right-wing ideology”, that to continue to call oneself right-wing will become akin to calling oneself a Nazi.

-

Now consider the jackanory about a white Scottish man running around Glasgow with his top off stabbing brown people.

Please expand and enlightent us what you are getting at, because honestly, I have no idea.

Tidal wave Advanced Member

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The sight of Keir' sniveling was very very funny but not as funny as this'

BREAKING: Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński has vowed to drag Keir Starmer into court. Starmer banned him from Britain. Now after resigning and losing all No.10 privileges, he’s is being hauled into court like a common criminal.

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brewsterbudgen Star Member

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3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Let's see.

I didn't know how evil Starmer was until he got power.

Burnham might be the same. We know very little about him same as we didnt with Starmer.

But at the very least myself and Burnham share musical tastes (Madchester) whereas Starmer didnt even have a human side. Didnt dream. Didnt have a favourite movie. An evil android.

My gut feeling is Burnham is a well meaning idiot as opposed to the evil tyranny of Starmer.

Then there's hope! Perhaps he'll convince you to vote Labour in 2029 🤞

connda Star Member

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The way things work in the West nowadays, whoever takes the head leadership positions? You get Bibi Netanyahu.

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