Reform vs Burnham
Talk Breakfast
Ricky Freelove
4.3 • 763 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Mark Dolan examines the latest as Nigel Farage vowed to target Makerfield heavily, as Reform polling threatens Andy Burnham’s planned Westminster comeback for Labour. Burnham’s allies see victory as a launchpad against Starmer, whose authority weakened further after Wes Streeting’s resignation. Labour faces a high-stakes by-election, with Reform gains, NEC approval, and internal leadership manoeuvring shaping the contest.
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| 0:00.0 | Breaking this morning, will it be third time lucky for Andy Burnham as the King of the North |
| 0:12.6 | seeks to become the political king of the country? |
| 0:17.6 | Meanwhile, Starmer's allies turn on the Prime Minister with Ed Miliband, once a Sir Keir loyalist, |
| 0:24.6 | now plotting his boss's downfall. And with Starmerite MP Josh Simon vacating his seat for the Greater Manchester Mayor, |
| 0:32.6 | what is going to happen next? Can Starma cling on to power? And is Andy Burnham taking voters |
| 0:44.9 | for granted? Can he win an election in the Northwest while standing in his way is one Nigel Paul |
| 0:52.6 | Farage, who may be able to do Starmour a favour by finding a candidate that can beat |
| 0:59.8 | Andy Burnham and win the seat for reform. |
| 1:04.0 | Meanwhile, a miracle has happened. Angela Rainer has settled her dispute with HMRC, but would we receive |
| 1:09.5 | the same kind treatment from tax authorities if we |
| 1:12.7 | didn't pay our stamp duty? Something stinks. We've got the inside story. And as this political |
| 1:19.2 | beauty contest turns ugly, what is going to happen? Streeting thinks that he's going to win. |
| 1:25.7 | Who wins the top prize? My question to you this morning is a simple one. |
| 1:29.3 | Will a new Prime Minister save Labour? |
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