Burnham Comeback in Weeks Is ‘Fantasy Stuff’ | Alain Tolhurst
May 2, 2026
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as posted by the channel“There is no way… for him to be here sort of by the summer really.”
Starmer’s position remains tenuous, but the path back for Andy Burnham is “extremely narrow”, and the idea he could be back in weeks is “fantasy”, says chief reporter at Politics Home Alain Tolhurst.
Alain Tolhurst was speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day from 6-10am.
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