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In Tuesday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley review Andy Burnham’s first Labour Party conference speech as Prime Minister.
They discuss the list of expensive promises made by the PM, including his announcement of a National Care Service, new legislation to allow councils to acquire empty homes, and a pledge to scrap the triple lock pension after the next election.
Camilla and Tim clash over Burnham’s emotional anecdotes about his late father when discussing social care and the NHS – debating whether it was “performative politics” or predominantly moving and relatable.
They also discuss the Prime Minister’s desperate desire to return to the 1970s, his dislike for Margaret Thatcher, and the “rose-tinted glasses” through which he sees Gordon Brown’s legacy.
Plus: are labradors and ale really part of a “far-Right” fantasy that “never really existed”, as one Labour minister protests?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Burnham's Conference Speech: Delivery vs Substance
01:13 - Neoliberalism vs. Socialism: Burnham's Economic Vision
02:41 - Devolution, Local Mayors, and Soviet-Era Powers
05:57 - Great British Energy, Water Control & Housing Policy
08:53 - Scrapping the Triple Lock and Funding Social Care
11:58 - NHS Care Workers vs. Patients & The Hospice Crisis
17:26 - Burnham's Growth Theory & "Manchesterism"
20:20 - Rejoining the EU, Immigration, and the "Makerfield Test"
23:38 - Labour's "Loony Left" Controversies & Black Labradors
26:00 - Electoral Reform, Hillsborough, and Old Labour Nostalgia
30:10 - Burnham's Keynote Address: Emotional Tribute to His Father
32:05 - Analyzing Burnham's Performance & Political "Vibes"
36:03 - How the Right Must Counter Burnham's Narrative
42:37 - Looking Ahead to the Conservative Party Conference
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They discuss the list of expensive promises made by the PM, including his announcement of a National Care Service, new legislation to allow councils to acquire empty homes, and a pledge to scrap the triple lock pension after the next election.
Camilla and Tim clash over Burnham’s emotional anecdotes about his late father when discussing social care and the NHS – debating whether it was “performative politics” or predominantly moving and relatable.
They also discuss the Prime Minister’s desperate desire to return to the 1970s, his dislike for Margaret Thatcher, and the “rose-tinted glasses” through which he sees Gordon Brown’s legacy.
Plus: are labradors and ale really part of a “far-Right” fantasy that “never really existed”, as one Labour minister protests?
The Telegraph - Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Burnham's Conference Speech: Delivery vs Substance
01:13 - Neoliberalism vs. Socialism: Burnham's Economic Vision
02:41 - Devolution, Local Mayors, and Soviet-Era Powers
05:57 - Great British Energy, Water Control & Housing Policy
08:53 - Scrapping the Triple Lock and Funding Social Care
11:58 - NHS Care Workers vs. Patients & The Hospice Crisis
17:26 - Burnham's Growth Theory & "Manchesterism"
20:20 - Rejoining the EU, Immigration, and the "Makerfield Test"
23:38 - Labour's "Loony Left" Controversies & Black Labradors
26:00 - Electoral Reform, Hillsborough, and Old Labour Nostalgia
30:10 - Burnham's Keynote Address: Emotional Tribute to His Father
32:05 - Analyzing Burnham's Performance & Political "Vibes"
36:03 - How the Right Must Counter Burnham's Narrative
42:37 - Looking Ahead to the Conservative Party Conference
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