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Burnham does the double – he’s your MP of the month (and your favourite shadow cabinet member)

August 17, 2012 4:12 pm

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Yesterday Andy Burnham retained his position at the top of the Shadow Cabinet rankings – a position he’s now held for nearly a year. Today he’s confirmed as your MP of the month, doing the double in the State of the Party survey, and not for the first time.

Andy’s work on the NHS has often meant that he’s remained popular, even when Westminster is quiet. When it comes to Labour members and supporters he seemed to have almost unrivalled cut through.

Other strong performers this month were Tom Watson (with a special mention for his Durham Miner’s Gala speech), Stella Creasy (who has continued her campaign on “legal loan sharking” and opened up the debate on “zero budgetting”) and Dame Tessa Jowell (for her pivotal role in bringing the Olympics to London).

Thanks to everyone who voted.

Doc!!!

Alas he was my 1s. Choice in the leadership and if 2015 enter go our way we will have him as our supreme overlord
- treborc
  
  We will see if Labour loses the next election I suspect a lot of people will be asking which way the party goes.
charles.ward

I look forward to his full throated support for the selling of NHS services overseas. Unless he’s a hypocrite of course.

Pity one of his shadow ministers has criticised Mr Burnham’s policy (or is that former policy?)
- http://twitter.com/waterwards dave stone
  
  Burnham was on the radio this lunchtime – he claimed the earlier proposal, supported by himself, was different – that it was a form of third world aid.
  
  The item in the Telegraph suggests otherwise.
  
  So it’s another example of Labour leading the way with policies seemingly designed to assist the privileged – when NHS trained staff are busy operating on the wealthy elite in boutique hospitals located in expensive resorts they won’t be caring for you back in Blighty.
  
  No doubt non-executive directorships (with five star private health guaranteed) will be handed out once the kerfuffle dies down.

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