Andy Burnham wants to be prime minister. He cannot do it without Britain's Muslims

Andy Burnham wants to be prime minister. He cannot do it without Britain's Muslims Submitted by Ismail Patel on Fri, 06/26/2026 - 20:05 The community that Labour once took for granted has gone - and it will not return to a party that offers warm words but changes nothing Andy Burnham, new Labour Party MP for Makerfield, speaks to supporters in Ashton in Makerfield, north-west England on 19 June, 2026 (AFP) On If Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer , he will inherit a Labour Party that has lost something it spent decades assuming it owned: the trust of Britain ’s Muslims. He should understand that this trust will not be recovered with a photograph at a mosque, an iftar or Eid party, or platitudes.