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Burnham wins: So how do they oust Starmer?

6/19/202622 min

Andy Burnham has secured a thumping victory in the Makerfield by-election – but is it game over for Keir Starmer?

With a critical few days ahead, attention now turns to Labour’s cabinet ministers, MPs and party members. Who could make the first move to oust the Prime Minister?

Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy have inside information from team Burnham and assess whether a ‘bloodless coup’ is really possible or whether rivals like Wes Streeting could disrupt the plan?

Is this really Labour’s last chance to reconnect with voters and could Andy Burnham reset the party’s fortunes?

Plus: are the Conservatives showing signs of a comeback after their surprise win in Aberdeen South?

Is the SNP continuing to pay the political price for the fallout from the Peter Murrell saga?

Clips

Plan for Bloodless Coup
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First 90 seconds

  1. Ed Conway0:00

    [upbeat music] How does a banana trigger a CIA-backed coup? Do AirPods herald the arrival of a new global order? What do LED lights say about the future of humanity? [upbeat music] I'm Ed Conway, and in each episode of my new podcast, Stuff Matters, I take an object, crack it open, and reveal the world-shaping forces hidden inside. This is economics told through the things we think we understand. Search Stuff Matters on your podcast app to listen and follow.

  2. Anne McElvoy· Host0:29

    [upbeat music] Hello, good morning, and welcome to this special edition of Politics at Sam and Anne's. It's Friday, June the 19th, and at six minutes past 3:00 this morning, Andy Burnham achieved a thumping great win in the Makerfield by-election.

  3. Andy Burnham· Soundbite0:49

    Everyone knows that politics isn't working. Everyone can feel that the country isn't where it should be. Tonight could, just could, be the turning point.

  4. Anne McElvoy· Host1:03

    He achieved nearly 55% of the vote, almost doubling Labor's 2024 majority at a time when they're well behind Reform in the polls. Andy Burnham's, uh, name on the ticket meant that the majority went up from 5,400 to 9,200 votes. Now, can he replicate that magic beyond Makerfield? The writing does look to be firmly on the wall for the present Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. I'm Anne McElvoy

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