George Parker

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256 appearances 3 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 11 Jul

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The Claire Byrne Show · Keir Starmer facing further pressure on his premiership · 28 Apr 2026 podcast

But assuming Andy Burnham is an MP again by the autumn, I think that will really mark the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer, because it will then only be a matter of time before a challenge materialises.

Yeah, I think that's the case.

I was speaking to someone on the NEC last week and they said just because we decided not let him run last time doesn't mean the same decision will be reached again.

There are elections to the NEC coming up where we expect people who would be more sympathetic to Randy Burnham to arrive.

I think the mood in the Labour Party now is that the party's fortunes have sunk to such a low level.

and Andy Burnham is seen as a sort of breath of fresh air who could revitalise the party, that to carry on stopping him being an MP would be to shoot yourself in the foot.

And the problem is that once Andy Burnham is back at Westminster, then every single

a story will be seen through the prism of when's Andy Burnham going to strike.

So I think the moment we see him back at Westminster, the clock will be ticking on Keir Starmer's premiership.

It sounds unlikely, but I think she's realistic.

I mean, she's got a lot of political baggage, not least, you know, she was the housing minister when this scandal erupted about the fact she hadn't paid the correct taxes on her house transactions.

That's not a very good look.

In the middle of a cost of living crisis, you know, it's possible that she's going to be fined by HM Revenue and Customs.

I mean, how does that look to voters?

If you look at the approval ratings for Angela Rayner, she's the fourth least popular politician in Britain after...

Keir Starmer, the Chancellor of Rachel Reeves and Nigel Farage.

So it's not obvious that Angela Rayner would be a salvation for the Labour Party.

And I think she's clever enough to realise that.

So I think if she could be deputy leader of the party in an Andy Burnham government, I think she would probably, I could be wrong about this, but probably be okay with her.

I'd be amazed if that were to happen, because once you're in that forum, I've been in the Oval Office with one of those media scrums, and it's absolutely anarchic, chaotic.

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