Jessica Elgot
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68 appearances
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first heard May 2026
last heard 14 May
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And of course, you know, what's the driving thing behind a lot of this?
It's kind of a terror of a reformed government.
That is the thing that's driving the motivations of so many of these Labour MPs who see, you know, the state of the polls.
And it's not just that they're worried about their own seats.
And of course, they are worried about their own seats, but they also are worried about a reformed government and what that might mean for the country.
But that is what is driving them to act.
And you can see it in West Streeting's letter.
He talks about the lack of vision, the lack of boldness, the lack of rising to the challenge and mistakes, which he pins directly on Keir Starmer, whether that's the winter fuel allowance or the Island of Strangers speech.
Well, obviously, in many ways, West Streeting's announcement has bought him more time.
And he has, you know, he clearly, I think those around Burnham believe that time is of the essence.
I don't think...
Those who desire amongst them to, you know, sort of wait out his term as Greater Manchester Mayor, come in in 2028 and try and replace him just before the next election.
There's some people who would like, you know, some people who believe that that's actually a better tactic.
But I think that's not the thinking of people around Burnham at the moment and that they would like to see him return to Parliament as soon as possible because they ultimately believe he's the candidate.
He has the most support amongst the party's MPs, has the most support amongst the party membership and, you know, has the most support in the country, you know, of any Labour politician.
And those two things combined, they just don't come around very often.
And that, I think, is what makes him, you know, the most obvious person to be the next prime minister.
Even if he doesn't have a seat.
I think, you know, what is, I think, implicit in what Angela Rayner is saying is that she is prepared to stand in a leadership contest, but it seems very unlikely that she would stand against the prime minister or launch a challenge against the prime minister.
She's always said that that is not what she would want to do.
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