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        "msgid": "not-yet-uk-pm-analyst-burnham-is-a-chameleon-his-popularity-will-plummet-1782302005",
        "date": "2026-06-24 18:09:35",
        "title": "Not Yet UK PM, Analyst: Burnham is a Chameleon, His Popularity Will Plummet",
        "author": "Erdy Nasrul",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Andy Burnham is poised to become the UK's seventh prime minister in under a decade following Keir Starmer's resignation as Labour leader. An analyst warns that despite Burnham's current momentum, he faces deep internal party divisions and is labelled a political chameleon whose popularity may soon collapse. Starmer stepped down after months of pressure and poor local election results, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting backing Burnham for the leadership contest scheduled for 9 July.",
        "content": "<p>The United Kingdom is once again on the brink of a leadership change\nafter Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of\nthe Labour Party. If the process goes according to plan, Andy Burnham\nwill become the UK\u2019s seventh prime minister in less than a decade.\nStarmer\u2019s resignation came after months of mounting political pressure\nwithin the Labour Party. His popularity plummeted following the party\u2019s\npoor results in local and regional elections, as well as various\ncontroversies overshadowing his government. Burnham, the former mayor of\nManchester who is widely known among Labour voters, emerged as a figure\nwho successfully consolidated support amid Starmer\u2019s weakening position.\nThat momentum strengthened after Burnham won the Makerfield by-election\nlast week by a margin of around 20 per cent. The landslide victory was\nseen by many as a strong signal that the Labour Party\u2019s political\ndirection is changing. On Monday, Starmer delivered his resignation\nspeech outside the prime minister\u2019s office at 10 Downing Street. In his\nspeech, Starmer touched on a number of achievements he claimed were\naccomplished during his leadership. \u2018We have reformed the Labour Party,\nstrengthened the economy, reduced illegal boat crossings, supported\nUkraine, cut NHS waiting lists, and restored Britain\u2019s reputation on the\ninternational stage,\u2019 Starmer said. Nevertheless, pressure from within\nthe party continued to grow. According to an analysis by Graham Hryce in\nhis article for Russia Today on Tuesday (23\/6\/2026), several senior\nLabour figures began questioning whether Starmer was still the right\nperson to lead the party into the next general election. Starmer said he\naccepted the party\u2019s decision. \u2018I accept it with an open heart,\u2019 he\nstated. He added that after leaving the party leadership, he hoped to\nbecome the \u2018best husband\u2019 and \u2018best father\u2019 for his family. As\nscheduled, Starmer will remain as prime minister until the Labour Party\nelects a new leader on 9 July. Shortly after the resignation\nannouncement, Health Secretary Wes Streeting declared he would not run\nin the leadership contest and instead endorsed Burnham. The endorsement\nfurther strengthened Burnham\u2019s chances of taking over the leadership\nwithout significant competition. However, Burnham\u2019s path to Downing\nStreet is not entirely smooth. Hryce, who is also an analyst, assessed\nthat the new Labour leader will face deep internal divisions over\nvarious strategic issues, ranging from net-zero carbon emission targets,\nimmigration policy, transgender rights, defence budgets, to welfare\nspending.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/not-yet-uk-pm-analyst-burnham-is-a-chameleon-his-popularity-will-plummet-1782302005",
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