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Burnham appointed PM of UK

  • GlasgowJohn
  • July 20, 2026 at 10:32 AM

There are 19 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 392 times. The latest Post (July 29, 2026 at 10:38 PM) was by Rice.

  • GlasgowJohn
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    • July 20, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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    Starmer went to see the King and presented his resignation.

    The King called Burnham and asked him to form a new government.

    Will anything change? I doubt it , but I hope I am wrong.


    Andy Burnham pledges cost of living help in first speech as prime minister
    The new PM says he'll set out cost of living measures tomorrow. He also pledges to "end rough sleeping", "change politics", and deliver a "10-year plan" for…
    www.bbc.com
  • UK Man
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    • July 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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    I don't know much about the new guy but from what I've seen and heard he comes over as being a bit dodgy to me. If his fellow backstabbers don't get what they think they deserve after backing him then he could be in for a rough ride.

    Looks as if one's gone already.

    Prisons minister Lord Timpson quits government
    The businessman said it was an "honour" to serve in the post, but the BBC understands he feels he has achieved all he can in the role.
    bbc.com
  • Splinter
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    • July 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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    Quote from UK Man

    Looks as if one's gone already.

    https://bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0xlrvv4mo

    To spend more time with his family?

    Anyway, I find this PM musical chairs to be completely undemocratic. No one voted for Burnham and he just slid into the position.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

  • GlasgowJohn
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    • July 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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    British politics as a whole is undemocratic.

    In theory, there is a Union of 4 countries, but you can never leave the Union.....

    Scotland didn't vote to leave the EU, but England did. So they had to leave.

    If there were a general election every time a Prime Minister lost support, there would be elections every three months...

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    • July 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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    So what are the odds this one will survive until the next general election. Pretty sure the media will already have been digging for dirt after being tipped off.

  • GlasgowJohn
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    • July 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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  • Splinter
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    • July 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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    The UK has had seven prime ministers in ten years!

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

  • UK Man
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    • July 22, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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  • Splinter
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    • July 22, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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    That AI generated image is complete shite, mostly. Cameron was PM from 2010 to 2016 and left the poison Brexit chalice on his way out.

    Liz Truss ended up as a lettuce, or less.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

  • serafina
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    • July 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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    Are UK prime minister all English or do they come from other parts of the UK? I never see them addressed as Scottish or English or Welsh, unlike their population who will proudly identify as one of those first, and Brits then.

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    • July 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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    There have been a couple of Scottish PMs .

    Gordon Brown was the last - 2007 - 2010 . He was the MP for Kirkcaldy.


    Tony Blair was also born in Scotland , but no one ever thought he was Scottish.

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    • July 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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    According to AI 48 of the last 59 United Kingdom prime ministers were born in England, with a heavy concentration in Central London. The rest were born in Scotland (7), the Republic of Ireland (2), Canada (1), and the United States (1).

    No prime minister has ever been born in Wales or Northern Ireland.

  • Splinter
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    • July 23, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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    Eh uup! Andy's from uup north!

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

  • UK Man
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    • July 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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    With Andrew and Murray being his first and middle names it was no surprise to find he also has some Scottish blood in him through his mother's side.

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    • July 24, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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    A little side trip through recent British history ...

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    A new museum reveals how Britain’s intelligence secretly wiretapped Nazi commanders in a stately London mansion — and how a team of German Jewish refugees…
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    • July 25, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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    Jon Culshaw is brushing up his Andy Burnham impression who I always think sounds Mancunian, but really he comes from Aintree, Liverpool.


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    A little side trip through recent British history ...

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/art…&smid=url-share

    I love the ingenuity!

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

    Edited once, last by Splinter: Merged a post created by Splinter into this post. (July 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM).

  • UK Man
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    • July 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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    Mike Yarwood was the best impressionist.

  • GlasgowJohn
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    • July 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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    Burnham is an Everton fan , I think

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  • UK Man
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    • July 29, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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    Larry the cat will be happy.

    My dog Axel 'wouldn't get on' with Larry the cat, says Burnham
    The PM says he doesn't think his poodle-mix would "get along" with Larry the cat, who has lived at No 10 for 15 years.
    bbc.com
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