# The man who could end the ‘tumble dryer’ of British Prime Ministers?

An episode of [Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1725924485), 18 Jun 2026, 29 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ll/Z/fk.mp3

It's being called the by-election of the century. If Andy Burnham returns to Westminster, he could be one step closer to replacing Keir Starmer as Labour leader and perhaps becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. With Starmer facing mounting criticism and Reform UK surging in the polls, Burnham has emerged as one of the few Labour figures capable of uniting voters across the political spectrum. Could he be the antidote to Britain's leadership turmoil and the rise of populism? Kylie Morris and Latika Bourke speak with Rob Ford, he’s been covering elections for the BBC for two decades and knows a thing or two about leadership tussles. Rob Ford: Author and commentator, Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester

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