Burnham Surges as Starmer Sinks: Labour Leadership War Explodes

Is Andy Burnham now the favourite to replace Keir Starmer? New polling suggests Andy Burnham would comfortably beat Keir Starmer in a Labour leadership contest, while support for Wes Streeting among Labour members appears to have collapsed.YouGov’s Patrick English breaks down the numbers behind Burnham’s surge, what Labour voters really think about Starmer’s leadership, and why Streeting’s leadership ambitions may already be fading.Meanwhile, Times political correspondent Max Kendix reacts to claims Burnham is becoming the “King of the U-turns” after rowing back on EU rejoin comments and signalling support for Rachel Reeves’ borrowing rules.Former Foreign Office adviser Ben Judah joins to discuss the escalating Brexit row inside Labour, after allies of Burnham accused Starmer’s camp of trying to sabotage him over Europe.With warnings that Brussels could demand billions for Britain to rejoin the EU, and Labour figures openly fighting over Brexit strategy, questions are growing over who really leads the party and where it wants to take the country.Burnham vs Starmer, Labour leadership polling, Streeting collapse, Brexit betrayal row, EU rejoin backlash. Is Labour heading for a full leadership war? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.