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Andy Burnham ‘fact checks’ Kemi Badenoch following PMQs quip

Andy Burnham had a brilliant response for Kemi Badenoch after she described him as a “pair of eyelashes and a black T-shirt.” Badenoch delivered the quip at this week’s prime minister’s questions, the first since Keir Starmer announced he was stepping down as Labour leader. During a feisty PMQs, Badenoch made a number of references […]

Charlie Herbert by Charlie Herbert
2026-06-25 12:54
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Andy Burnham had a brilliant response for Kemi Badenoch after she described him as a “pair of eyelashes and a black T-shirt.”

Badenoch delivered the quip at this week’s prime minister’s questions, the first since Keir Starmer announced he was stepping down as Labour leader.

During a feisty PMQs, Badenoch made a number of references to Burnham and was criticised by the Speaker for comments describing Labour MPs as ‘traitors.’

One of her more bizarre lines from the session though was when she said that Labour MPs had abandoned Starmer for a ” pair of eyelashes and a black T-shirt.”

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says the Labour Party has "abandoned" Keir Starmer for "a pair of eyelashes and a black T-shirt"

The PM replies that while he has been in power, there has been "change delivered by a Labour government"
#PMQs https://t.co/Sk5qj7IpSw pic.twitter.com/I7QIVyVzyk

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) June 24, 2026

Whilst Starmer batted away the barbs from the Tory leader, Burnham also decided to address the comment later in the day, but in a very different manner.

READ NEXT: Labour nudge AHEAD of Reform in new poll – with Andy Burnham as leader

Taking to social media, the Makerfield MP shared a video of himself checking the colour of his T-shirt before saying: “It’s dark blue actually.”

Fact check. https://t.co/FDpaJxwJVk pic.twitter.com/s6UxxWAiXH

— Andy Burnham (@AndyBurnhamGM) June 24, 2026

As was pointed out by several people online, it’s safe to say Burnham will have a different communication style to Starmer should he become prime minister, as seems very likely.

The probable next PM’s comms style is gonna be quite different from what we’re used to… https://t.co/kFO5suvlvh

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) June 24, 2026

This goes to my theory about people preferring politicians who look like they enjoy the job. There’s no one way of showing that (Thatcher enjoying it clearly different to Burnham) but Burnham does and it’s hard to imagine Starmer responding like this. https://t.co/LVMwPIhmg1

— Luke Tryl (@LukeTryl) June 24, 2026

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