# Burnham faces criticism over subdued performance at prime minister’s questions

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/quentin-letts-burnhams-so-passive-indecisive-bland-no-wonder-hes-got-boston-consulting-to-write-his-ten-year-plan/
- Published: 2026-11-12T03:37:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T03:47:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-16285041/QUENTIN-LETTS-andy-burnham-pmq-bland-divisive.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Burnham’s sixth PMQs performance was criticised as passive and lacking policy detail.
- Badenoch challenged him over Boston Consulting Group’s role in his Ten-Year Plan.
- The article says his answers drew little visible support from Labour MPs.

## Summary

Andy Burnham’s sixth session taking Prime Minister’s Questions drew a critical response from commentator Quentin Letts, who describes him as passive, bland and short on policy detail. The article argues that Burnham’s subdued performance left Labour MPs without a forceful reply to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and raises questions about his leadership and political priorities.

Badenoch challenged Burnham over reports that Boston Consulting Group was helping to write his Ten-Year Plan, but he did not deny the claim, according to the article. Letts says Burnham spoke most energetically about buses, while his other responses included calling the recent Budget the most popular for several years; the piece also notes sarcastic reactions to the government’s announced merger of two motoring agencies.

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