How Will Burnham Compare to Starmer? Should There Be an Election? And What Do We Think of Restore Britain? - Lord Ashcroft Polls

Disaster for Burnham as new poll suggest he's barely more popular than Starmer

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Lord Ashcroft: Burnham compared to Starmer, should there be an election, and what do we think of Restore Britain?

Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. For more information on his work, visit lordashcroft.com  My latest poll looks at expectations of Andy Burnham, whether there should be a leadership election, when the next general election should happen, the most important issues facing the country and voters’ attitudes to Restore Britain. What did Starmer do? We asked respondents to name, unprompted, an…

Andy Burnham could end up fighting the same battles as Starmer

Opinion Why Burnham could end up fighting the same battles as Starmer ‘Much about Burnham’s agenda suggests continuity rather than rupture — which could leave him fighting the same battles as Starmer.’ Artwork by Hyphen/Photograph by Toby Shepheard/AFP/Getty Images The former Greater Manchester mayor has been styled as an insurgent, but some Labour MPs fear it could be business as usual Shehab KhanColumnist 7 July 2026 The last few weeks in Wes…

How will Burnham compare to Starmer? Should there be an election? And what do we think of Restore Britain? - Lord Ashcroft Polls

My latest poll looks at expectations of Andy Burnham, whether there should be a leadership election, when the next general election should happen, the most important issues facing the country and voters’ attitudes to Restore Britain.   What did Starmer do?   ...