“This is a really unprecedented situation.”
May 23, 2026
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0:31“I’m booking my place in the cabinet if I lose, and if I win, brilliant.”
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as posted by the channelGeorge and Ed discuss Andy Burnham’s leadership challenge to Keir Starmer, who is ploughing on despite everything.
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