The King is Dead. Long Live King Burnham?

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The King is Dead. Long Live King Burnham?

With Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation, the Labour leadership contest is formally underway. Andy Burnham is the clear frontrunner and, barring any late challengers, could secure the leadership within days without a full members’ vote. The immediate question is whether any MPs will step forward to contest him, delaying the handover and creating space to properly

The Winner Takes it All?

An OVID Health article by Sophie Feary It’s an especially good morning for Andy Burnham, who didn’t just win the Makerfield by-election last night, but showed Labour that he can go up against Reform. What had been widely tipped as a Reform pickup instead ended in a 9,000 plus majority, with Burnham taking 55% of

Wes Streeting, Performer or Reformer

An OVID Health article by David Talbot In Labour’s 126-year history, there has 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿. Labour, unlike the Conservatives, does not take to regicide easily. With the resignation of Wes Streeting this afternoon, it has been plunged into the very chaos it spent years telling the nation

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