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Sympthsical

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Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:49 PM

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I didn't even realize Starmer was in that much trouble, because as you said, too many rings in our circus at the moment. Burnham's victory is the first whiff I saw of the entire situation.

Edit: It seems people were waiting for the special election precisely to replace Starmer with Burnham, so it seems likely.

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What's up with Kier Starmer? He's going to resign on Monday? [View all] FakeNoose Saturday OP

Here malaise Saturday #1

OK, so this has nothing to do with the Epstein evidence, I guess? FakeNoose Saturday #2

Everything to do with that Epstein fall out from malaise Saturday #3

So will Burnham--a small town former mayor--automatically become PM? hlthe2b Saturday #5

Manchester is a large metropolitan area Sympthsical Saturday #6

Sorry. I know about Manchester, but heard him referred as I did on the short blurb hlthe2b Saturday #7

Similar Sympthsical Saturday #11

More than that, the sitting MP in the constituency Burnham ended up winning resigned his seat Emrys Saturday #14

Oh, interesting! Sympthsical Saturday #17

All about him malaise Saturday #9

As well as being a large city as mentioned above, Burnham was an MP before, and twice stood for party leader muriel_volestrangler Saturday #10

There was definitely a Green shift Sympthsical Saturday #13

When you look at individual constituencies in UK elections, Emrys Saturday #16

Good link malaise Saturday #4

It's been brewing for a long time. Emrys Saturday #8

Good luck to the new Prime Minister SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #12

They sound more inept JBTaurus83 Saturday #15