Burnham’s blundering PMQs return: a gaffe fest that will come back to haunt him

In today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley discuss Andy Burnham’s “gaffe-laden” return to Prime Minister’s Questions after the party conferences. They look at how Burnham doubled-down on his claims of Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum vote after Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, challenged him about putting “his foot in his mouth”. They discuss how his firm stance against a deal with the Green Party over its “Zionism is racism” motion might lead to a rowback from the PM at a general election.

They also dissect Burnham’s more sympathetic exchange with Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader. Tim deems Burnham to be “hypocritical” when factoring in his earlier praise of Badenoch for calling out Reform over some of its members’ comments on national identity and race.

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Producer: David Levene

Senior Producer: Emma Williams

Video & Social Producer: Nada Aggour

Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman

Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

• Camilla and Tim discuss Andy Burnham's performance at his first PMQs since conference recess
• Camilla and Tim dissect Burnham's blunders during PMQs, including doubling-down on his claims of Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum vote

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