Kmflett's Blog

After the World Cup Final Keir Starmer will no longer by Prime Minister and Andy Burnham will be.

One of the things Burnham has already done is to issue a statement noting that Labour had got it wrong on Gaza.

The statement left quite a bit to be desired but also important was that it was made at all. It was a recognition both that Starmer’s policy on Gaza had cost Labour support and also an understanding that there is a powerful Palestine solidarity movement that has kept on keepin on despite increasingly authoritarian measures on the right to protest.

As the political obituaries of Starmer are written a range of issues are mentioned (and also some of the positives such as nationalisation of rail companies and changes to employment law-albeit more is needed- are passed over) but one that is rarely touched on is Gaza.

The YouGov poll is hardly definitive but it gives a sense of where Burnham needs to go to attract the support of the many disillusioned by Starmer.