Here is the soon-to-be Prime Minister Andy Burnham repeatedly calling for a General Election in 2022, after the Tories dumped their leader:
“We need to start demanding a General Election at the end of this Tory leadership election. They were all elected on a manifesto promise to level up the North and are all abandoning it.”
“Only one possible response to #itvdebate … We need a General Election.”
“#GeneralElectionNow”
And on the rumour that the Tories would scrap the ‘levelling up’ slogan after Boris:
“The Tory Party’s majority is based on promises to the North. If they do this, demand a General Election.”
How does he feel now? Guido has repeatedly said it – don’t rule it out…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”