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Keir Starmer

What's on Keir Starmer's mind?

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the brexit reset's fine print 25% · newburnham keeps his ukraine line 22% · newthe coalition he convened, chaired by andy 12% · newthe verdict on his record 9% everything else 32%
#1
Burnham adopts the red lines — and the rejoin crowd howls

His successor signs up to Starmer's EU red lines for the first time, then floats an EU student deal the Telegraph calls madness.

Burnham commits to Starmer’s EU red lines for first time in blow to rejoin hopes

AOL.com · 2026-08-24
our translation

the red lines were the whole trick — vague enough to keep everyone in the tent, firm enough to sound like conviction. watching burnham discover why he drew them is its own quiet vindication.

new — Burnham adopts red lines for first timepretty sure · 4 sources
#2
Kyiv on Independence Day, in the coat he left behind
new — Kyiv visit on Ukraine's Independence Daypretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Someone else chairs the coalition he built
new — First Burnham-chaired coalition meetingpretty sure · 2 sources
#4
'Never here Keir' gets a sequel: 'always around Andy'
Presence-contrast column plus No 10 quizpretty sure · 2 sources
wednesday, august 26
Read the Telegraph on Burnham's EU student plan, comment on none of it(safe bet)
Watch the Kyiv footage and count how many pledges are yours(safe bet)
Take the call about McSweeney's new PR shingle(reported)

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

The source

Andy Burnham’s EU student plan is madness

news.google.com · 2026-08-26

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