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Keir Starmer

What's on Keir Starmer's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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his successor's honeymoon ending 26% · newthe verdict on his record 18% · newno early election to reset it all 14% · newthe small boats plan he handed on 11% · neweverything else 31%
#1
Six weeks in, Burnham's honeymoon is officially over

The Critic, The Times and the Ashcroft polls all filed the same verdict inside three days: no plan, no advisers, no cover.

Opinion | Britain’s ‘Silly Season’ Is Deadly Serious

WSJ · 2026-08-10
our translation

he wanted the exit to read as a rescue. every 'burnham has no plan' column quietly re-rates the man who left — which is exactly why he isn't rushing to correct anyone.

new — Four hostile verdicts in three daysvery sure · 4 sources
#2
'Shameful legacy' — the reviews are still coming in
new — Legacy columns still landing weeklypretty sure · 2 sources
#3
Everyone agrees a snap election is a gamble too far
new — Telegraph and Ashcroft both raise itpretty sure · 2 sources
#4
Burnham's migration muddle is Starmer's old paperwork
new — Spectator piece plus policy explainerspretty sure · 2 sources
wednesday, august 12
Read the Ashcroft crosstabs before breakfast, casually(safe bet)
Get through The Critic's Burnham piece twice, tell nobody(reported)
Draft the small-boats chapter while it's topical(safe bet)
Leave another 'would you come back?' text on read(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Whose side is Andy Burnham on, does he have a plan, what will happen to taxes, and do we need an election?

news.google.com · 2026-08-12

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