00:00Keir Starmer could be days away from losing his job as the UK's Prime Minister and Andy Burnham's emphatic victory
00:06in the Makerfield by-election is the reason why he didn't just thrash Reform UK, he made the best possible
00:12case why he is the man to take on Nigel Farage and beat him in the battle to be in
00:1710 Downing Street.
00:17Starmer is in big trouble, if this is a chess game we're approaching Checkmate, the next few days could be
00:24crucial. Burnham shows that he's popular enough personally to beat Reform where other Labour politicians have really struggled.
00:31We're not sure exactly how it will play out, at the moment Keir Starmer says he's not going anywhere, but
00:36I think it's a safe bet that he will be in Downing Street sooner rather than later.
00:40Things could move quickly. If Starmer continues to cling on, members of his own cabinet could say that they no
00:46longer support him. Labour MPs might say the same.
00:49And some of his friends, perhaps his wife or family, could say to Starmer, look, go with dignity, set out
00:56a timetable for your departure, secure your legacy and let Andy Burnham take the throne now.
01:02Ultimately, whatever happens with Burnham and Starmer, I wonder if it's more important that voters said no to Reform UK.
01:09They didn't like the sound of a party that is kind of sexist, kind of racist, that is very anti
01:14-immigrant in its rhetoric.
01:16Instead, they've put Andy Burnham back on the path to Parliament and perhaps straight into number 10.
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