Happy New Year Keir! Fresh polling from YouGov has Labour in third place for the first time since the election on 17%. The Tories sit on 19%, and Reform once again leads on 26%. This is the second time Labour’s poll rating has dropped to 17% since Starmer became PM. At the time of going to pixel, he is is about to hold his first cabinet meeting of 2026, with the cameras allowed inside for the first few minutes. Should be plenty of smiling faces…
Asked by Lobby hacks about his past comments on Trump (“any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now”) Burnham was blithe:
“Politicians say things throughout their career, but now the important thing is to focus on the moment you are in.”
Were it so easy…