his successor’s honeymoon
on Keir Starmer's mind since 2026-07-27
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.
the 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.
Conference speech dominated Tuesday
The history
- 2026-09-30— #1 · 26% · steady — Burnham’s conference speech lands — and Starmer gets a thank-you
- 2026-09-29— #1 · 25% · steady — Liverpool cheers the man who took his job
- 2026-09-28— #1 · 26% · steady — Labour Finds Hope Again, Minus Keir
- 2026-09-20— #1 · 24% · new this week — Burnham halves Labour's Green bleed in a month
- 2026-09-18— #4 · 10% · new this week — His successor’s fan club is already thinning
- 2026-09-16— #4 · 9% · new this week — Verdict from abroad: Burnham is ‘no material difference’
- 2026-09-15— #4 · 10% · new this week — Burnham's grade: slightly better at politics
- 2026-09-14— #4 · 11% · new this week — The Burnham bounce arrives, measured entirely in Starmers
- 2026-08-31— #1 · 26% · new this week — Parliament Returns, and the Honeymoon Gets Its First Test
- 2026-08-30— #1 · 26% · new this week — Parliament returns and Burnham's honeymoon gets an expiry date
- 2026-08-29— #4 · 13% · new this week — The unions are booking Burnham's autumn for him
- 2026-08-17— #4 · 11% · fading — The New PM Is Already Rebuilding His Comms Operation
- 2026-08-16— #3 · 14% · fading — Burnham does TikTok and podcasts while the right stays split
- 2026-08-15— #3 · 16% · new this week — The Successor Gets a Strategy. He Gets a Comparison.
- 2026-08-14— #3 · 17% · new this week — Burnham told to call an election before it's too late
- 2026-08-13— #2 · 21% · new this week — The honeymoon curdles: 'bad tidings', 'balancing act', 'migration muddle'
- 2026-08-12— #1 · 26% · new this week — Six weeks in, Burnham's honeymoon is officially over
- 2026-08-11— #1 · 27% · rising — Burnham's Growth Plan Is Missing, and Everyone Has Noticed
- 2026-08-09— #1 · 26% · steady — The Burnham bounce meets the bill
- 2026-08-04— #2 · 22% · steady — Burnham's honeymoon ends over prisoner early release
- 2026-08-03— #2 · 20% · steady — Burnham sets the pace — and inherits the same old problems
- 2026-08-02— #1 · 24% · new this week — The Economist marks Burnham's first test a pass
- 2026-08-01— #1 · 22% · steady — Burnham passes his first test — and the bounce is real, just not big
- 2026-07-31— #1 · 21% · rising — Manchesterism arrives, and it isn't his
- 2026-07-30— #3 · 15% · fading — The British Right Feels A Chill In Burnham's Shadow
- 2026-07-27— #2 · 20% · new this week — One Week In, Burnham Is Handing Out Sweeteners and Hopeful Vibes