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Zapados@sh.itjust.works to World News@quokk.au · 11 days ago

Andy Burnham is declared leader of Britain's Labour Party, will become prime minister on Monday

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Andy Burnham is declared leader of Britain's Labour Party, will become prime minister on Monday

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Zapados@sh.itjust.works to World News@quokk.au · 11 days ago
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Andy Burnham pledges to restore hope as he is declared leader of Britain's Labour Party
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Andy Burnham has been officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week.
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  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 days ago

    Over/under, 3 months?

    • cybermass@lemmy.ca
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      11 days ago

      I’m gonna say under just based off that picture

      • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Fair point, too much smiling

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      11 days ago

      🥬

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    11 days ago

    Will he be any better than the parade of clowns who came before him? I guess we’ll see…

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    He pledged to end Labour’s factional disputes, saying “we won’t beat Britain’s new right if we are consumed by infighting and pulling in different directions.”

    “Ending factionalism” in center-left parties always seems to involve concessions by progressives, but never any by centrists.

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    will he last 6 months?

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    That is a classic British political face

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