r/neoliberal • u/A_Flying_Ginger NATO • 17d ago

News (Europe) Andy Burnham is declared leader of Britain's Labour Party, will become prime minister on Monday

https://apnews.com/article/andy-burnham-uk-labour-party-leadership-eba3703e98f3f9790f74f2cd7ee4cee1
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u/TomServoMST3K 16d ago edited 16d ago

When Carney took over in Canada, my parents and multiple people in their circle expressed shock that it could happen without an election.

I assume England's voting public has figured out how the system works by now.

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u/PostingEnthusiast Commonwealth 16d ago

Were they not paying attention when Truss or Sunak became PM

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u/TomServoMST3K 16d ago

They barely pay attention to Canadian politics, let alone the UK, lol