Sorry Brenda From Bristol, But Here's Why We Could Be Heading For An Early Election

Speculation is mounting at Westminster that Andy Burnham will try to get his own mandate from voters.

Brenda from Bristol, look away now.

The ordinary woman in the street who became an internet meme when she declared “you’re joking – not another one” after being told about the 2017 snap election could well be in for another disappointment.

Speculation is mounting at Westminster that Andy Burnham could decide to go to the country within months, and possibly weeks, as he seeks to secure his own electoral mandate from the country.

Although he has said he has no intention of having an election before 2029, in politics everything is off the table until it isn’t.

The new prime minister has certainly seemed like a man in a hurry this week, announcing a raft of eye-catching policies designed to win over voters by showing that his government is determined to tackle the cost of living crisis.

On his second day as PM, he announced that VAT will be removed from electricity bills from October until April, saving the average household £45.

The following day, he re-instated the £2 bus fare cap scrapped by Rachel Reeves after Labour came to power.

And on Thursday, the week one policy blitz concluded with a 20% cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues – as HuffPost UK had revealed 48 hours earlier.

Speaking to journalists in the No.10 garden on Monday just an hour after officially taking office, Burnham said: “We just want to do........

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