Burnham will have all the same problems as Starmer and if he deviates from the manifesto he's going to run into a brick wall. Nothing is going to get any easier in the next two years, why not pick a fight now when Reform are on the way down?
He's a big political gambler and this would be a huge punt, but if he doesn't go for it now he could be in a much worse place in two years.
(, Tue 7 Jul 2026, 15:39, archived)