Today in News History
On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1911, Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant (died 1989) was born. In 1918, Eppie Lederer, American journalist and radio host (died 2002) was born. In 1941, Sam Farr, American politician was born. In 1963, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (born 1889) passed away. In 1976, Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli colonel (born 1946) passed away. In 1979, Siim Kabrits, Estonian politician was born. In 1984, Jin Akanishi, Japanese singer-songwriter was born. In 2016, Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer (born 1940) passed away. In 2021, Harmoko, Indonesian politician, former parliament speaker and government minister (born 1939) passed away. In 2024, The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, wins a landslide majority in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
‘Keir Starmer was woefully inadequate as a Prime Minister, but will we miss him under Andy Burnham?’ - Nana Akua

Sir Keir Starmer had to go. He was weak. The one time he finally said something that resonated, he retracted it.Remember his “Island of Strangers” speech? He said: “Nations depend on rules Without them, we risk becoming an island of strangers, not a nation that walks forward together.”Days later, he claimed to have not seen the speech he was reading and regretted the words. He promised change, but the only thing he changed was his mind. Remember the winter fuel allowance U-turn? digital IDs? I could go on. He was an embarrassment on the world stage. The one thing he was hailed by others as being good at.Now Sir Keir is giving Andy Burnham advice on how to handle it. In his first interview since announcing his resignation, he told his successor he would “have to” care about international affairs.Crikey. The day you take advice from him on that, you really are in trouble.So he resigned, leaving a parting gift of an almost £5 billion black hole in defence, and has left the country in a worse state than he found it in just two years. I mean, that's woefully inadequate as a Prime Minister. But will Burnham be worse? He couldn't take any questions when he was facing the press in his first big speech, choosing to cowardly answer questions on Reddit.The question is, could things be even worse under Andy Burnham? Will you miss Sir Keir Starmer?WATCH ABOVE Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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