Will Burnham cave into right-wing attacks on Ali Milani? This is a test for the new PM

Will Burnham cave into right-wing attacks on Ali Milani? This is a test for the new PM Submitted by Peter Oborne on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 11:58 The British prime minister must demonstrate that he is ready to stand up to the forces of bigotry and ignorance which have shaped British politics, under both Labour and Conservative governments, for a decade Ali Milani, then British Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, poses for a photograph while canvassing in the Eastcote area of London on 7 December, 2019 (AFP) On Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s most significant political achievement was to split the Labour Party . He achieved this by governing in the interests of a tiny right-wing coterie with a special expertise in the politics of personal destruction.