A PM with no substance: Andy Burnham is the ‘messiah without a mandate’
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The episode discusses Andy Burnham's inaugural speech as Prime Minister and the transition from Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
On Monday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla and Tim are in Downing Street to react to Andy Burnham’s inaugural speech as Prime Minister, as Sir Keir Starmer’s departs from No.10 and hands the keys over to his successor. As Starmer bids an emotional goodbye after two years at the helm of government, Burnham addresses the nation (sans-lectern) as the UK’s fifth prime minister in four years as he pledges a “circuit breaker” for Britain. Camilla and Tim also discuss the new PM’s vision to “bring forward the biggest changes in the last 40 years”, including making ending rough sleeping his first priority when he walks through the doors. We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 Producers: John Cadigan, Emma Williams and David Levene Video Producer: Will Walters Social Producer: Nada Aggour Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Editor: Camilla Tominey…
People in this episode
Hosts: Camilla Tominey, Tim
Topics covered
- politics
- leadership
- UK government
- inaugural speech
- social issues
Keywords
- Andy Burnham
- Keir Starmer
- Prime Minister
- inaugural speech
- UK politics
- rough sleeping
- government changes
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Organizations: The Telegraph
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