Nice piece this. Like the suggestion of Keir staying on as foreign secretary. I agree overseas has been where he has done his best work. I thought he might have steadied the ship until the recent fallout over the defence budget. I’m not sure Rebecca Reeves helped him much. Andy Burnham seems very likeable but has the ability to change tact with the wind, but I wish him luck. In years to come if anybody asks me what do I remember most about Keir, I will say “his father was a toolmaker”. That’s all I’ve got.
I suggested Starmer as Foreign Secretary yesterday on Twitter, as largely a healing move for Labour. I see it's suggested in the Times today as well. Do we have a bandwagon beginning to roll?!
Can't disagree with this analysis. My hope is that Andy Burnham sees his job as actually doing the most of the above (or even half of it) as well as seeing off Farage and not the other way around.
Fair assessment - but what about Brexit!?
Nice piece this. Like the suggestion of Keir staying on as foreign secretary. I agree overseas has been where he has done his best work. I thought he might have steadied the ship until the recent fallout over the defence budget. I’m not sure Rebecca Reeves helped him much. Andy Burnham seems very likeable but has the ability to change tact with the wind, but I wish him luck. In years to come if anybody asks me what do I remember most about Keir, I will say “his father was a toolmaker”. That’s all I’ve got.
I suggested Starmer as Foreign Secretary yesterday on Twitter, as largely a healing move for Labour. I see it's suggested in the Times today as well. Do we have a bandwagon beginning to roll?!
Some of the political commentators in the FT are of the same view.
Interesting - thanks
I hadn’t realised that about Ted Heath being the last to be both voted in and voted out via a general election.
Can't disagree with this analysis. My hope is that Andy Burnham sees his job as actually doing the most of the above (or even half of it) as well as seeing off Farage and not the other way around.