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Is this Andy Burnham's moment?
Thursday, 16 April, 2026
CONTENT WARNING: This episode does include a small amount of language unsuitable for childrenThis 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, as well as Jane Green, Professor at Nuffield College at Oxford University, and a member of the leadership team of the British Election Study.To sign up for our newsletters click hereRead Tom's piece here, and Sienna's herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot
