Is this Andy Burnham's moment?
From The Rundown by PoliticsHome by PoliticsHome
April 17, 2026 · 40 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the political dynamics surrounding Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer as the May elections approach.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode does include a small amount of language unsuitable for children This week, as campaigning ahead of the May elections began in earnest, the rare sight of Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner all together in one room was spotted at a primary school in greater Manchester as they celebrated the launch of Labour’s new breakfast clubs. But despite the public show of unity, behind the scenes the jostling by the Prime Minister’s rivals to replace him continues, so to discuss whether the Greater Manchester mayor and so-called ‘king of the north’ will make it back down to Westminster, or whether Starmer will be able to hold off the threat to his leadership from Burnham et al if results next month are as bad as feared, host Alain Tolhurst is joined by two colleagues; Sienna Rodgers , deputy editor of The House magazine, and Tom Scotson , political reporter at PolHome, who have who have both written about Andy Burnham this week. And alongside them are the MP Karl Turner , who last month lost the Labour whip after becoming an all-too frequent critic of Keir Starmer for the party’s liking, in particular on the government's policy to scrap some jury trials…
People in this episode
Host: Alain Tolhurst
Guests: Sienna Rodgers, Tom Scotson, Karl Turner, Jane Green
Topics covered
- May elections
- Labour party
- Andy Burnham
- Keir Starmer
- political rivalry
- breakfast clubs
Keywords
- Andy Burnham
- Keir Starmer
- Labour
- politics
- May elections
- Greater Manchester
- political rivalry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, Nuffield College
Places: Greater Manchester, Westminster
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