UK Burnham is Blair 3.0, UK Gets More of the Same as Britain Sinks (The Duran)

Britain is getting a more Blairite government than Starmer ever ran, and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down exactly what Andy Burnham's rise to prime minister really means: the same plan, the same loyalty to Project Ukraine, and the same drift back toward the EU that has driven Britain's longest decline in living standards since the industrial revolution. With a Blair loyalist installed as chief of staff, West Streeting likely as finance minister, and Burnham quietly signaling a Brexit reversal, the question is not whether things will change, but how much worse they have to get before Britain finally changes course.



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction: UK After Starmer
00:00:21 Burnham Transition Delayed to September?
00:01:33 Establishment Factions Resist Change
00:02:04 Burnham Picks Blair Loyalist as Chief of Staff
00:03:00 Starmer Had a Plan and So Does Burnham
00:04:21 Who Becomes Finance Minister?
00:06:27 Burnham Furious Over NATO Meeting and Defense Review
00:07:21 Brexit: Will Burnham Reverse It?
00:11:08 Britain's Economic Reality Since 2008
00:15:10 What a Real Reform Government Could Do

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, June 29, 2026.]