Does Burnham have a plan? (No)
Andy Burnham is back in Westminster, Sir Keir Starmer has resigned and Wes Streeting has said he will not contest the leadership election. Labour rebels will be celebrating that their plan has gone of...
22 Juni 18min
It's over – Keir Starmer resigns
It’s over. Sir Keir Starmer has finally done the deed and quit. After years spent berating the Tories for constantly changing leader, fighting among themselves and looking inwards, Labour has succumbe...
22 Juni 14min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 21/06/2026
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.Keir Starmer is on the brink. Is he announcing his departure on Monday?Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podca...
21 Juni 17min
Why Makerfield changes everything | Tim Shipman, James Lyons, Luke Tryl & Michael Simmons
Andy Burnham has won what may come to be seen as the most consequential by-election in recent memory. Political journalism has a tendency towards hyperbole, but the situation is clear: Burnham is on h...
19 Juni 34min
Andy Burnham wins by a landslide – what happens next?
In the end, it was not even close. Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election by a landslide, putting him on course to be Britain’s next prime minister.The Mayor of Greater Manchester managed to ...
19 Juni 11min
How quickly could Starmer be deposed?
Voters head to the polls tomorrow in Makerfield for what could be the most consequential by-election in modern British history. If Andy Burnham wins by a significant margin, he will be heralded as the...
17 Juni 16min
How to beat Burnham | with Reform UK's Gawain Towler
Westminster is braced for the Makerfield by-election at the end of this week but – as we get closer to polling day – opinion seems to have shifted. While at the start it looked as though Reform could ...
16 Juni 17min
