Andy Burnham branded 'Labour's last chance' as PM warned support could 'quickly fade' amid divide in voters

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Andy Burnham's ascension from Manchester Mayor to Prime Minister has given the public a surge in optimism for the Labour Party, but experts have told GB News the so-called 'Burnham bounce' could be at risk of becoming a paper tiger as he treads a fine line between placating loyalists and enticing new voters on the Left.The Prime Minister pledged to be "a circuit breaker for Britain", adding he wanted to "change politics, to make it more collaborative, more about problem solving than point scoring".However, he is facing a dilemma to recapture voters who may have previously voted for the party under Jeremy Corbyn but left Labour under Sir Keir Starmer, joining either the Green Party or the Islington North MP's new Your Party, which he co-founded with Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana.

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In his first few days, Mr Burnham has already pledged to implement sweeping radical policies, including a major shift towards public control of essential services, ending rough sleeping and the introduction...

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