I don't think Burnham is going to happen despite the bookies fav status
Is it even feasible? He wouldn't be a very effective LOTO if he wasn't an MP and it's not as if he could be parachuted in in the next month or two.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Monday, 9 May 2022 22:24 (two years ago) link
If he wasn't such an uncompromising street-fighting rebel rouser then ..maybe lol! But now the the PLP can effectively choose the leader, I don't think there is a big enough soft-left voting bloc there to Make Burnham Happen.
― calzino, Monday, 9 May 2022 22:54 (two years ago) link
In the 70's tv drama Bill Brand there is good ep about all the shenanigans during a Labour leadership election. Spoiler: the character who is possibly based on Michael Foot goes close, but loses and accepts a place in the cabinet.
― calzino, Monday, 9 May 2022 23:04 (two years ago) link