How Andy Burnham could set Britain on a new course on Israel and Palestine

How Andy Burnham could set Britain on a new course on Israel and Palestine Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 16:01 Gaza was a major reason behind Labour haemorrhaging votes to the Greens and independents but will a new leader turn the tide? The new Labour Party MP for Makerfield, Andy Burnham, being sworn in after his win in the recent by-election, in the House of Commons in London on 22 June (AFP) Off Andy Burnham has been notably reticent to speak about foreign policy in the past few weeks. He and his team believed doing so would not help him win his by-election in Makerfield, a largely white working-class seat, according to Labour sources.