Andy Burnham marks 100 days as Prime Minister after ruling out an early general election

From the Newshound archive · first published 27 October 2026.

At the 100-day mark, Burnham's poll ratings have defied expectations and risen, even as debt levels climb and critics round on the thinness of his policy programme. His Cabinet reshuffle paired Louise Haigh as right-hand woman with John Healey at the Treasury — the same Healey who, after resigning as Defence Secretary, helped bring down Starmer. Nigel Farage used the milestone to launch a broadside against Burnham's EU ambitions, insisting Britain would never vote to rejoin at a cost of £41bn a year.

Burnham ruled out an early general election yesterday, leaving his opponents without a near-term target to rally around.

Burnham's wife Frankie stepped down from her role as marketing director at an electric car charging company to support her husband's premiership.