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The same failed policies have broken six prime ministers. Can Burnham break the mould?

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The same failed policies have broken six prime ministers. Can Burnham break the mould? Submitted by John Rees on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 09:11 The bucking bronco instability that defines Britain's political system is here to stay unless we break the shackles of neoliberalism and western imperialism Larry the cat welcomes his seventh prime minister to 10 Downing Street with a surprise gift on the day of PM Andy Burnham's inaugural cabinet meeting, London, 21 July 2026 (Reuters/Chris J Ratcliffe) Off The British political system is tossing aside used prime ministers faster than a chain-smoker stubs out cigarette butts. Andy Burnham is the seventh prime minister in the decade since David Cameron was in 10 Downing Street. Of those seven only two - Cameron and Keir Starmer - first became prime minister in the traditional manner of winning a general election as the head of their party. The majority of prime ministers in the last 10 years - Theresa May , Boris Johnson , Liz Truss , Rishi Sunak , an

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