Andy Burnham said he was “disappointed” after being barred from the upcoming parliamentary by-elections in Gorton and Denton by the Labour Party’s governing body. He may be disappointed, but this country isn’t just about his disappointment. Burnham, who is turning his personal issue into a drama, isn’t one of the country’s major problems. He’s just a problem for the ruling Labour Party.
Starmer didn’t just sideline him; he’s done this many times before, and that’s how he’s able to stay as leader. Some people seem to have been sent into life just to do politics. If the party doesn’t want you, you don’t make it a personal problem and bring it to the national agenda. While the nation is suffering from economic hardship, energy prices, and constantly rising food prices, he’s only bringing up his own problem and saying he’s disappointed. The public doesn’t care. If they did, Labour wouldn’t have sidelined him; they would have supported his candidacy.
He may see himself as a good politician, but what he needs to learn is that no one is irreplaceable in life, and everyone is eventually replaced.