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We take a look at whether Burnham should call an election, the rumours swirling about the different groups pushing him to, and ultimately, whether it looks likely that he will.

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Polling:
YouGov Should There Be an Early Election
https://yougov.com/en-gb/daily-results/20260825-b375e-1

More in Common Latest MRP Poll:

More in Common’s September 2026 MRP

Wikipedia Voting Intention:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election#

PollCheck Party Favourability Ratings:
https://www.pollcheck.co.uk/favourability-ratings

Ipsos Latest Voter Intention:
https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/labour-now-lead-8-points-conservatives-second-place-latest-voting-intention-polling

YouGov Latest Voter Intention:
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55781-voting-intention-18-19-october-2026-lab-27-con-23-ref-22-ld-11-grn-10

Explainers:
Institute for Government Does Andy Burnham Have a Mandate?
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/does-andy-burnham-have-mandate

News Articles:
The Guardian No General Election Before 2029, Andy Burnham Says
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/25/no-snap-election-before-2029-andy-burnham-says

The Independent – Andy Burnham Could Call a General Election as Early as May:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/next-general-election-early-vote-kemi-badenoch-andy-burnham-may-2027-b3060208.html

The iPaper – Burnham Leaving the Door Open to Snap General Election in May:

Burnham leaving the door open to snap general election in May 2027

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Things are looking pretty bleak around the world at the moment… but look beneath the curtain, and the UK is actually doing pretty okay. In this video, we’re going to go through a few reasons how the UK is doing well and why it’s become surprisingly functional.

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Simon French UK Economic Growth Data
https://x.com/Frencheconomics/status/2110613530978537925/photo/1

BBC News UK Growth Forecast Upgraded
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmglw0r21zexo

Mark Pack Historical UK Polling
https://www.markpack.org.uk/opinion-polls/

More in Common Joint Conservative and Labour Polling
https://x.com/LukeTryl/status/2112218076385046539/photo/1

YouGov Belief in Major Parties
https://x.com/YouGov/status/2113230495370686546/photo/1

Migrant Observatory Why Have Small Boat Arrivals Declined?
https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/qa-why-have-small-boat-arrivals-declined-in-2026/

The Times 211,000 Small-Boat Arrivals in 8 Years
https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/211000-small-boat-arrivals-in-eight-years-where-are-they-now-fbj50gbps

BMA NHS Backlog Data
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/nhs-backlog-data-analysis

Inside Out Justice Prison Capacity Data
https://insideoutjustice.com/statistics

00:00 – Introduction
01:26 – Economy Looking Better
02:07 – Two-Party System
04:35 – Avoiding Crises
06:29 – Conclusion
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In this video, we’re going to have a look into the rise of the Conservatives, how this has happened, and whether it’s likely to continue.

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Articles

The Guardian Kemi Badenoch Tells Tories Not to Expect Policy Plans for Two Years
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/08/kemi-badenoch-tells-tories-dont-expect-big-policy-plans-for-two-years

BBC News Why Tories are Talking About Winning the Next Election
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ly02ry5982o

Sam Freedman The Three Big Problems with the Tories’ New Strategy
https://samf.substack.com/p/the-three-big-problems-with-the-tories

Polls

PollCheck UK Leader Approval Ratings
https://www.pollcheck.co.uk/favourability-ratings

YouGov Voting Intention
https://yougov.com/en-gb/trackers/voting-intention

YouGov How Well is Kemi Badenoch Doing as Conservative Leader
https://yougov.com/en-gb/trackers/kemi-badenoch-as-leader

YouGov How Do Britons See the Conservatives?
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55673-how-do-britons-see-the-conservatives-and-kemi-badenoch-ahead-of-the-partys-2026-conference

YouGov How Do Britons See Reform UK?
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55472-how-do-britons-see-reform-uk-and-nigel-farage-ahead-of-the-partys-2026-conference

More in Common Can Badenoch Turn the Conservatives Around?
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Conservative-Deck-2026-2-1.pdf

Ipsos Conservatives Seen as Main Opposition to Labour for First Time
https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/conservatives-seen-main-opposition-labour-first-time-parliament

Politico Poll of Polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/united-kingdom/

More in Common Vote Considerers Polling
https://x.com/LukeTryl/status/2112093013128421616

Other

More in Common Seven Segments

Seven Segments

YouGov Is there a “Keminaissance”?
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55333-is-there-a-keminaissance

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