GB News presenter Dawn Neesom has issued a brutal warning to Andy Burnham just one week after he became the new Labour leader. During a Sunday night broadcast on July 26, the 61-year-old broadcaster welcomed political commentator Matthew Stadlen to discuss Prime Minister Burnham's notable silence on rising illegal immigration in the UK.
Neesom urged: "Starmer's revenge. Keir Starmer's allies are plotting an autumn of revenge on Andy Burnham." Stadlen immediately warned axed politicians against taking any action against the PM behind closed doors.
Stadlen's warning on internal party action
Stadlen cautioned: "I would caution very much against that. I get that they're frustrated, they're angry, they've lost their jobs, but that is not constructive. As I say, there is an official opposition, and there are many others who are opposed to this Government. Let them get on with that."
He then raised concerns about Burnham's inaction on the small boats crisis, which is worsening daily. "I just wanted to come onto one example, and that is the boats. That is a thorny thing to sort out, and I don't believe that Reform has the answer, but Starmer clearly didn't have the answer and nor did Sunak before him. Prime Ministers have come and gone without solving the problem they told us they would solve," he fumed.
Criticism of Burnham's approach
Stadlen continued: "Burnham's approach to this is not to mention it at all, and I understand that he is carving out a space for himself where he is Mr Positive and Farage is Mr Negative. He's already gone back to the boats this week because that's almost all they've got."
He concluded: "I would suggest. But Burnham is going to have to come up with answers to difficult questions; that is part of being Prime Minister, it wasn't so much part of being Mayor of Manchester."
Labour's asylum seeker housing plans
The comments come as Labour plans to house 1,250 single adult male asylum seekers at a disused military storage depot in the sleepy Oxfordshire village of Piddington. The plans would triple the village's population, sparking outrage among residents. Piddington has already made headlines for its efforts to repel the proposal, with residents holding a symbolic vote to seek "independence" from the UK in protest. The motion, first revealed by the Daily Express, resoundingly passed with 96% voting in favour of holding a referendum.
