Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?
Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/GettyView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/GettyAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. The biggest frustration with the job, he told MPs, concerned “speed and the ability to get things done”. Julian Gallie, a pollster at Merlin Strategy, says voters have been “crying out for change for a decade”, even if they have sent inconsistent signs about what sort of change it should be.
- ▪Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/GettyView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/GettyAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer.
- ▪The biggest frustration with the job, he told MPs, concerned “speed and the ability to get things done”.
- ▪Julian Gallie, a pollster at Merlin Strategy, says voters have been “crying out for change for a decade”, even if they have sent inconsistent signs about what sort of change it should be.
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Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/GettyView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/GettyAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?Is the machinery of state jammed, or is the reason for the slow pace of change more personal than institutional?Tom ClarkMon 20 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 20 Jul 2026 01.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleEighteen months into the 24 it turned out he would last in No 10, Keir Starmer was a man in a hurry. The biggest frustration with the job, he told MPs, concerned “speed and the ability to get things done”.
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