Hugo Gye
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247 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 16 Jul
Hugo Gye’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So for a long time as mayor of Greater Manchester, he's been more or less Labour's most popular figure, both internally and among the public as a whole.
He's considered to have done a very good job in his nine years as Mayor of Greater Manchester, put the city really on the map.
And so a lot of, particularly Labour MPs, have been saying for a long time that Starmer needs to go, that Labour's struggles are ultimately down to
Kirstarmer's own failings and that Burnham is head and shoulders ahead of any other competitor.
Interestingly, since this by-election started and since Burnham made it explicitly clear that he does want to return to Westminster and take the top job, his popularity with the public has been falling a bit.
Why do you think that is?
Well, I think uh as in many countries, the British public kind of hates politics.
And as Burnham has gone from being a regional figure to a national figure.
I think for some people puts their hackles up.
They're already getting ready for him to be the Prime Minister that they can beat up.
Yeah, slightly, slightly.
That's certainly the risk for him.
He is still much more popular than Keir Starmer, and more popular than most other frontline politicians, more popular than Nigel Farage of Reform UK.
But there's definitely been a softening in his opinion polls in recent
No, absolutely not.
So he will be sworn in as an MP next week.
The maneuvering has started immediately after the by-election result.
Keir Starmer says he is going to stand and fight.
He is not going to step down.
That's what Burnham wants him to do, to step down and and arrange, if you like, a so-called coronation where Burnham steps in.
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