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Burnham’s conference speech lands — and Starmer gets a thank-you
The hall purred, The Times said Labour had got its voice back, and Burnham thanked his predecessor from the stage.
Watch: How did Burnham's speech go down in the conference hall?
BBC · 2026-09-29the thank-you is the tell: burnham needs starmer’s 2024 voters without starmer’s 2026 reputation, so he keeps the name and quietly buries the record.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 4 sources
Watch: How did Burnham's speech go down in the conference hall?
BBC · 2026-09-29Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’
The Guardian · 2026-09-29Andy Burnham’s conference speech gives Labour its voice back
The Times · 2026-09-29Burnham thanks Starmer in conference speech
Yahoo News UK · 2026-09-29Swinney: Burnham is repeating Starmer’s first big mistake
A triple lock trim had John Swinney reaching straight for the winter fuel comparison, and Scottish papers ran with it.
Andy Burnham's triple-lock pension gamble risks repeat of Keir Starmer's first big mistake
The Scotsman · 2026-09-30every pensioner cut from here on gets measured against his. his worst week in office is now the unit of measurement for somebody else’s policy.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 4 sources
Andy Burnham's triple-lock pension gamble risks repeat of Keir Starmer's first big mistake
The Scotsman · 2026-09-30Burnham repeating mistakes of Keir Starmer on pensions triple lock – Swinney
The Independent · 2026-09-29Andy Burnham 'repeating the mistakes of Keir Starmer' with triple lock, says John Swinney
The Scotsman · 2026-09-29Andy Burnham 'will punish pensioners as Keir Starmer did' with triple lock cut
thenational.scot · 2026-09-29The coming benefits crackdown is being written around his defeat
Two write-ups of Healey’s welfare plan frame it the same way: the trick is not doing what Starmer did.
Healey needs to cut welfare. But he’s learnt from Starmer’s failures
Yahoo · 2026-09-28his defeat has been promoted to textbook. flattering in a way nobody asked for, since the lesson always reads ‘don’t do that again’.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 3 sources
Healey needs to cut welfare. But he’s learnt from Starmer’s failures
Yahoo · 2026-09-28Healey needs to cut welfare. But he’s learnt from Starmer’s failures
independent.co.uk · 2026-09-28Will Burnham announce benefits crackdown?
Sky News · 2026-09-28He says Brexit hurt Britain, just as Burnham’s EU push splits Labour
An out-of-office Starmer talks up closer EU ties in the same week Politico reports the Brexit divide reopening behind his successor.
Burnham’s EU push reopens Labour’s Brexit divide
politico.eu · 2026-09-28easier to say now that no red line is his to defend. the reset he inched toward is the one burnham has to argue for out loud, with the same party.
how sure? honestly, a hunch · see the 2 sources
Burnham’s EU push reopens Labour’s Brexit divide
politico.eu · 2026-09-28Keir Starmer Says Brexit Hurt Britain and Pledges to Explore Closer EU Ties
Межа. Новини України. · 2026-09-29Burnham’s conference speech lands — and Starmer gets a thank-you
The hall purred, The Times said Labour had got its voice back, and Burnham thanked his predecessor from the stage.
Watch: How did Burnham's speech go down in the conference hall?
BBC · 2026-09-29the thank-you is the tell: burnham needs starmer’s 2024 voters without starmer’s 2026 reputation, so he keeps the name and quietly buries the record.
Andy Burnham's triple-lock pension gamble risks repeat of Keir Starmer's first big mistake
news.google.com · 2026-09-30every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Say nothing public about the triple lock
every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Karoline Leavitt says Trump tore into former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over immigration and ‘stupid’ policies during lunch
news.google.com · 2026-09-30every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Burnham thanks Starmer in conference speech
news.google.com · 2026-09-30every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
the other 33% — quieter, but still in there33%
Trump calling his policies stupid
the white house press secretary happily confirmed the lunch-table review of his immigration record, so the quote outlives the office.
Karoline Leavitt says Trump tore into former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over immigration and ‘stupid’ policies during lunch
The Mary Sue · 2026-09-29scottish labour starts over
his own people say holyrood is still a ‘long way’ off, which is a polite way of dating the damage.
Scottish Labour bounce-back has already begun, claims Michael Marra
independent.co.uk · 2026-09-28the protest arrests at his conference
another 150 palestine action arrests in liverpool, under the ban that carries his signature.
Mass arrests of 150 Palestine Action protesters at UK Labour Party conference, as total nears 4,000
World Socialist Web Site · 2026-09-28the free speech polling problem
new liberty polling says labour’s speech record could cost votes, and most of that record was written on his watch.
LABOUR’S APPROACH TO FREE SPEECH COULD COST THEM VOTES AT THE NEXT ELECTION, NEW POLLING CONFIRMS
libertyhumanrights.org.uk · 2026-09-28the verdict on his record
reporters keep writing that his shadow lingers over liverpool, which is not quite the same as being missed.
Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool
insidecroydon.com · 2026-09-29the left’s new policy pamphlet
the socialist campaign group has printed the wish list it spent two years accusing him of refusing.
Socialist Campaign Group launches new pamphlet: “The Socialist Policies We Need”
labourhub.org.uk · 2026-09-29an economy that shrank on his watch
every new growth plan is an implicit review of the last one, and the numbers are still filed under his name.