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The UK's version of One Nation just got smashed. Could our PM learn from it?
Anthony Albanese has seen One Nation's popularity rise during his time in office. (ABC News: Nick Haggarty)
If Anthony Albanese is looking for a blueprint to combat One Nation, the results of a by-election on the other side of the world this week may hold some clues.
Like Australia, the United Kingdom's political status quo has been up-ended by a populist, right-wing party enjoying a surge in support.
On Thursday however, voters in a working-class constituency in north-west England made a statement when they delivered Andy Burnham, the candidate for Britain's deeply unpopular Labour government, a crushing victory.
Reform UK, a rising anti-establishment force that has dominated national opinion polls for months and shares multiple similarities with One Nation, was a distant second.
Four things to know about Andy Burnham, the man likely to be the UK’s next PM
London: Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider who aims to be Britain’s next prime minister.
The 56-year-old presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends his spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes during DJ battles.
He’s also an experienced politician whose career has taken him from high-level government jobs to the mayoralty of Greater Manchester, and now to the cusp of the prime minister’s office.
Burnham is expected to contest the leadership after winning a seat in parliament in a byelection last week, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision on Monday to resign as Labour leader.
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Starmer, Burnham tipped to agree orderly handover, transition
London | UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will leave office within weeks after announcing he would resign on Monday, paving the way for leadership rival Andy Burnham to take the reins of power by September at the latest in a fractured Britain.
As political uncertainty, coupled with market jitters that Burnham may loosen fiscal policy, drove down the British pound in early trading, Starmer said Labour MPs were asking who was best placed to lead the party to the next general election.
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