Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the BBC on September 25, 2026, that he is not tempted to call an early election, saying it would throw the country into a "backward-looking process." His advisers had reportedly been exploring scenarios for an early poll.
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The prime minister would be ‘naive not to be contemplating all scenarios’ about an election, one source said
There go those famously reliable 'Labour sources' getting their mates in the press all foamed up over absolutely toss all as usual. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The prime minister told the BBC an early poll would throw the country into a "backward-looking process".
The prime minister told the BBC an early poll would throw the country into a "backward-looking process".