[Boiler]

And I dread to think how much shit the Press would fling in her direction too if she did.

[mattomac]

Are Labour going ever have a female leader?

Just seems back to jobs for the boys and those who went to private schools.

Maybe all this is the issue here, Starmer is a bit of an outsider. The 2024 intake are generally quite similar and seem very unhappy in large numbers.

[Abernathy]

Al Carns is the only remaining potential challenger to Burnham not to have fallen in behind the Burnham bandwagon.

Yesterday Carns said he would wait to hear what Burnham said in his speech today before making a decision about whether to toss his proverbial hat into the metaphorical ring.

So far, Carns has said nothing. Looks very much as if there is going to be a coronation of King Andy now, for sure.

It ain’t great, but it’s where we are at.

[Dalem Lake]

I quite liked Burnham's speech this morning, particularly when he focused on building not just housing, but council housing. Whether he achieves it, well who knows, but his enthusiasm and tone was miles apart from the often wooden and unconvincing Starmer.