Nigel Farage has begun to flesh out Reform’s position against Andy Burnham’s government this morning. Opposition parties are dealing with a different beast to Starmer now…
On TalkTV with Jeremy Kyle the Reform leader said the economy was the number one issue:
“Can Andy Burnham turn around the economy? Because that’s the real question, and I don’t see it. I don’t see it. I don’t think turning around the economy would be easy for anybody. There is going to be a very big change of culture that is needed. I mean, you know, when one in seven are going on antidepressants, you’re basically telling one in seven that they’re victims. And if people are told they’re victims, they’re likely to think and act like victims.”
Farage added it was “too early to tell” if Burnham is a better PM than Starmer: “He’s a better communicator than Keir Starmer, but it’d be very hard not to be. Hey, look, he’s a better communicator. He’s got a nice friendly image. I get all of that, but he’s very – He’s a bit like Boris. He tells people what he thinks they want to hear. We can’t let out We can’t let out PC Harper’s killers early. That’s got to be stopped. Then say a week later it’s not going to be stopped.” Next week’s the deadline for Burnham’s fix on Harper’s killers…
The rumour consensus in Westminster is that No10 and Healey will use the upcoming Budget on 28 October to fly under the radar without major tax and spend proposals. As always policy will eventually have to follow big talk though…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”