In The Room | Why Andy Burnham might not be ready for No 10 | In The Room

Andy Burnham‘s camp is caught between enthusiasm and fear. Following his victory in the Makerfield by-election and the resignation of Keir Starmer, the path to No 10 appears to be open for the former Manchester mayor.

Burnham could become prime minister in mid-July in her third attempt at the Labor leadership, becoming Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. But with the clock already ticking, is his team ready to take power?

Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson consider the mood in Burnham’s camp, the mistakes of the Starmer years he must avoid repeating and why more urgency and ruthlessness will be needed if he is to govern successfully.

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