With Gordon Browns news that he will step down as PM/Labour Party leader after he oversees the transition to a new Government, it is a distinct possibility.

Of course, it will require a Labour / Lib Dem agreement and Andy will need to be voted in as the new Labour Party leader.

It could happen.

No chance

Nice fella,political lightweight

He is in the BBC website shortlist of potential candidates - what a complete shower they all are - he's not the worst on offer by a long way!

Andy 'nice guy' Burnham will never be PM.

Our best hope of a franchise!

I hope not, i cant stand the bloke

Well I do not know him but he has got to be smarter than the Conservative's male alternative to Sarah Palin.

Another general election in 3 months imo. In the meantime the largest party should govern for those 3 months.

Without a majority it can't even order new stationary. Lab/Libs are very similar so have more chance, and have backing of more than 50% of voters.

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Why do you know him ?
Ive met him quite a few times and he,s a really nice bloke and a dam good PM


OH i mean MP

Anyone who was not worried about a 'hung' parliament (big laughs for that wording on this side of the water by the way) will now see what a mess it can be. Best of luck to you all over there.

Well although it has nothing to do with RL I shall respond.


Should we be daft enough to go to proportional representation we would soon have a parliament with BNP members. Soon after that we would have a Muslim party. It is bad enough that we have people in Wales and Scotland voting for parties because they are Welsh or Scottish. For too long we have had to put up with people in Northern Ireland voting for a particular party because of the religious background they happen to have been born into.

Largest party need to govern and if that is the Tories I will have to put up with it.

In the long run it is the best we can expect. I do not want a democratic government run at the behest of parties who are motivated by the colour of people's skin' where they happen to have been born' or whichever Supreme being that they happen to be daft enough to believe in.

A coalition of the major parties in the current circumstances is the best way out of this mess and if that means a Conservative PM so be it.

It has been done before.

I ask what he did for the following :-

Leigh East's discussions with the LSV?

The closure of Athertons only high school?

Oh and what did he do for us in 2008?

I believe he did offer help to East but they were told by the Council to tell him to butt out.

Sounds familiar.

milliband david or ed will be next labour leader, as for burnham, if you like or dislike him, he won a thumping majority last thursday. as for next pm, well i dislike cameron, and that oiley little oike hague makes me want to be sick everytime i have seen him on tv today, we live in politically interesting times that's for sure. more importantly i hope we smack the widnes lot on thursday, after that the politicians can fight oit out amongst themselves. would say one thing, if i had voted lib dem, which i did not i would be most upset at themgetting into bed with the tories, if cameron does get in my consience is clear.

I vote Frank B for PRIMINISTER

Is that a new position........

Hey mish, i also seem to remember you once said that Eastmond would not be Saints starting scrum half....

Its probably too early for Andy, though he has and does hold some high profile positions. Though I certainly wouldn't rule him out.

Odds on Andy are 14/1. IMO he is still too experienced, but in a few years time I think he will be a major contender for the party leadership.

As a Tory Party member (not something you should admit in Leigh I know!) I am hoping for a Tory minority Government, I don' twant to work alongside The Fib Dems...

Andy Burnham is a straight up guy,He is without a shadow of a doubt the best M.P. we have had in years, what was our alternative to voting Andy , A twenty odd year old Asian know nowt or one of Tommy's mates,no contest really

Two faced, not respected enough,

Miliband