Lucy Fisher
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 20 Jul
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And, you know, we're all braced to see if there could be more resignations, even from the cabinet over the weekend or in
in the coming weeks in order to try and force Starmer out.
Because that's a key aim of many of Burnham's allies.
They don't want there to be a bloody contest that could risk tearing the party apart.
They are hoping for a smooth transition, a coronation, and therefore are hoping to force Starmer, who at the moment is insisting he is defiant, that he would fight onto the back foot.
Well, I think that's right and therefore unsurprising in a sense to see the briefing coming from Team Burnham that he wouldn't accept such an offer.
He's made clear he's there for one reason and one reason alone, which is to try and seize the keys to Downing Street.
So we are expecting there to be movement within coming days.
Burnham's allies say not to expect anything within the first 72 hours.
He will just want to take a beat after the results to finalise his strategy.
And there are some people around him who are still sort of suggesting it would be beneficial to leave a longer break before entering Downing Street.
You know, he's had to at the moment, you know, fight a local campaign, sort of fight a campaign within the party, as well as sort of start to think about his first 100-day sprint in government if he does take the premiership.
Absolutely.
And lots of unfavourable comparisons now being made between the UK and Italy, which has famously been a byword for instability within Europe.
I think most people in Westminster agree that the level of churn has not been good for the governance and the government of the UK yet.
And in addition to that, you know, seventh prime minister in a decade, we'll be on to our eighth chancellor.
I think it will be the 10th foreign secretary.
So in other departments as well, you know, just so much turnover leads to instability and holds up making process or even implementing policies.
None of them have so far.
Welcome to Political Fix from the Financial Times with me, Lucy Fisher.
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