Are Farage and Burnham living rent free in Starmer's head? | UK Politics | The New Statesman

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Both Burnham and Farage dominated conversations at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 With Keir Starmer and Labour in need of a boost to their popularity after a tumultuous first 15 months in power, they hoped their party conference would be a chance to make progress. However, the threat of the soaring popularity of Reform UK and Nigel Farage, as well as talks of a potential leadership challenge to Starmer from Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, was a hot talking point in Liverpool. The New Statesman team asked MPs and party members for their take on Burnham, Farage and Starmer. 📚 READ: Keir Starmer's conference speech: Our writers' verdicts: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2025/09/keir-starmers-conference-speech-our-writers-verdicts 🙋‍♀️ ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus 📧 FREE get our daily politics email https://morningcall.substack.com 💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber: Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save 🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcast https://www.youtube.com/@NewStatesman -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. #topnews #news #politics