Liverpool mayor slams ‘gutless’ Starmer lackeys attacking Burnham

Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has slammed the unnamed Starmer stooges who keep briefing against Andy Burnham. It’s yet another sign that the PM is losing control of his party.

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In full, Rotheram said:

Enough already. I’ve kept my counsel so far because there were assurances from the Prime Minister that anonymous briefings against Andy Burnham would stop.

These gutless people hide behind the cloak of anonymity – just like the keyboard warriors they rail against.

Well, if they want to know what it took to turn devolution from a nice idea into a living, breathing, delivering reality, I’d happily debate them.

If they want to know about the bravery it took to break ranks in cabinet to get an independent panel to investigate the unlawful killing of 97 British citizens – bring it on.

If they want to know what the use of political power is – then we can compare which campaigns they have assisted with compared to Andy. But of course that would require them to go on the record.

These anonymous attacks help nobody but our opponents.

For the sake of our party, please just stop.

For reference, the following is an example of the continued briefing against Burnham:

Cabinet minister on Andy Burnham in the Times:

“He’s been handed everything on a plate for his whole career. He’s now angry because people won’t make way for his second coming. It’s typical Andy.”

— James Heale (@JAHeale) January 31, 2026

The decision to not let Burnham stand in Gorton & Denton went down poorly with pretty much everyone besides the handful of weirdos and sycophants who support Starmer. And as things stand, it looks the decision could very well lose Labour a previously safe seat:

In Gorton and Denton, Reform beat Labour on current polling…

Unless Andy Burnham is the candidate pic.twitter.com/W7b52Eoei2

— Oli Dugmore (@OliDugmore) January 23, 2026

Starmer’s camp on a downward spiral

While this is bad enough, it’s made so much worse by the Starmer camp’s inability to stop provoking the situation.

People are furious at them.

But because they have no respect for people’s intelligence, they think they’re one briefing away from everyone buying the propaganda.

Rotheram’s intervention has shown that Starmer and his lackey’s have zero political instincts, and it’s why the PM is not long for his position.

Featured image via BBC