Can Andy Burnham win the by-election?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential for Andy Burnham to win a by-election amidst recent political developments.

After a week of high political drama, some raging questions are answered. Starmer wants to stay, Streeting has resigned, and Burnham has a route to the Commons. But now another question arises - can he win? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Richards

Topics covered

• by-election
• political drama
• Labour Party
• UK politics
• Andy Burnham

Keywords

• by-election
• Andy Burnham
• Starmer
• Streeting
• politics
• Labour Party
• UK

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