Nick Ferrari

We've now all started looking at number 10 effectively and trying to wonder who's going to move in next door at number 11 and be Andy Burnham's Chancellor, presuming he gets that coronation that everyone speaks of.

totally right the only senior politician in the united kingdom at this time with a plus rating is andy burnham albeit it's only about plus four or five but it is plus and you've got nigel farage minus 60 so that gives you some context but let's remember why last week was so important makerfield is surrounded by all the local authorities there local authorities

that reform stole from Labour as recently as the local elections in England last month.

National in Wales, national in Scotland.

MPs who fear, sorry I'm in Westminster now, MPs who fear that they might be at risk from reform will now be thinking they've got a leader who can actually take the fight to Nigel Farage and restore it, they want to be a part of it as well, take the fight to it and he's shown he is a proven winner.

Can't see it.

Let's remember what Keir said.

He claims some of the building blocks are in there.

This will give Andy Burnham virtually all but three years to pursue the policies.

They won't want that risk.

It's not for them.

But remember, I thought Sir Keir would go tomorrow at the Cabinet meeting.

I'm 24 hours out.

I'll give you that.

But I don't see a general election until they're virtually up to full term.

ambitious, one that can communicate.

And you've seen that from his mayoralty in Manchester.

He is a born communicator in a fashion that Sir Keir Starmer is not.

And also one that just avoids the scandals and the messes of which there have been plenty.

We didn't need any more bad appointments of ambassadors or any more questionable decisions about football tickets or glasses.