Stephen Kinnock’s claim that there were no boat people because we were in the European Union is a straightforward lie. Illegal immigrants flooded in by lorry, train and cars. They disappeared into towns/cities and couldn’t be properly counted. When advances in technology made these methods of transport much harder to use the illegal migrants took to boats, courtesy of the people smugglers. Since the boats are usually interdicted on arrival the counting is easier. Nothing to do with being in or out of the EU.
Our politicians are increasingly little more than a bunch of pontificating pixies. They should be running the country without fuss or show instead of wasting time with this performative nonsense.
Burnham’s a liar. How can Britain have a Prime Minister who can’t be trusted to tell the truth? What else is he lying about? He’s lost all credibility. And then there’s the cover-up. Abu Dhabi Andy is finished.
Isn't it ironic that the British public democratically voted for Brexit, yet nobody voted for Andy Burnham to become Prime Minister?
He wasn't even an MP at the last General Election.
He has no direct electoral mandate to be Prime Minister, never mind to take Britain back towards the EU.
The British public voted to leave.
Burnham should remember that.
Kudos to @campbellclaret and the @RestIsPolitics team for outing the Bus Wanker as a liar.
For someone who supports Abu Dhabi Andy, the war criminal has succeeded in damaging Burnham's reputation.
Marvellous.
In a truly extraordinary attempt to rewrite history, Andy Burnham denies his own words while simultaneously throwing the left-wing commentariat under the bus.
There’s just one rather inconvenient problem: he was filmed saying them.
Extraordinary stuff.
The busiest job in Westminster is running after the PM with a dustpan and brush, sweeping up whatever he said five minutes earlier.
Implying the 2016 referendum was illegitimate, until the entire govt comms machine scrambled to clarify what he said. Opening up a Scottish referendum, which his team had to shut down. Telling the WASPI women they deserved recompense, only to backtrack.
Burnham is all over the place, making statements he clearly hasn’t thought through.
Sunday - Andy Burnham: "Was there interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum from Russia? I've had the clear answer that yes, there was."
Monday morning - Labour: "They attempted to, but didn’t succeed"
Monday lunch - No10: "Yes, we do believe the referendum results to be legitimate."
Monday afternoon in Commons - Burnham: "I implied no such thing."
Andy Burnham is a liar.