Is Andy Burnham, the answer?

 There is general panic in the ranks of Labour MP’s at the prospect of the prime minister going on and on. He isn’t a political asset, but Andy Burnham is. However Burnham has many hoops to jump through before he gets the keys of Downing Street. Not least he has to win a by-election - that was only recently won by Reform in the local elections. In addition there will be others who think they would make a good leader of the Labour Party, including Wes Streeting and perhaps Angela Rayner? It’s a bloody mess as the party is in the - doldrums and not popular with the public. Even if he is successful in becoming the prime minister, what sort of one would Burnham make? Running a town hall in Manchester is one thing, running a country is a much tougher and difficult job. Your assailed on all sides with a multitude of complex demands and challenges. Or as the wise previous prime minister Harold MacMillan famously said “events dear boy, events”. Good luck who ever eventually gets the ‘poison challis’.