c/world · by Zapados@sh.itjust.works · 33d

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

https://apnews.com/article/andy-burnham-uk-labour-party-leadership-eba3703e98f3f9790f74f2cd7ee4cee1

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Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 33d (3 replies)

Over/under, 3 months?

cybermass@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 33d (1 reply)

I'm gonna say under just based off that picture

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 33d

Fair point, too much smiling

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 33d

🥬

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 33d

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

Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 33d

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.

Jhex@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 33d

will he last 6 months?

Jarix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 33d

That is a classic British political face