‘Andy Burnham’s latest move is a nightmare – it will have catastrophic consequences’
Andy Burnham’s latest move has sparked criticism (Image: Getty)
Andy Burnham’s appointment of the new Energy Secretary has sparked concern, with one political commentator believing the consequences will be “catastrophic”. Burnham, who took over from Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, has appointed MP Miatta Fahnbulleh as Energy and Net Zero Secretary, with Ed Miliband moved to the position of Foreign Secretary.
It marks the beginning of Burnham’s tenure as the leader of the Labour Party, with the Prime Minister already carrying out a major Cabinet reshuffle. However, his decision has come under fire on TalkTV, with presenter Kevin O’Sullivan and guest Philip Kiszely expressing concern over Fahnbulleh’s appointment. O’Sullivan described her as a “hard left, globalist, climate change zealot”, arguing she will make Miliband “look like a moderate”.
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Expanding on Fahnbulleh’s background, he continued: “She’s the former head of the new economics foundation, an organisation that campaigned for Britain to have a green new deal, including spending two percent of our GDP on net zero climate policies.
“She pushed for companies to transfer ownership into worker control funds. She didn’t want people who created the companies to run them, she wanted the employees to run them.”
The presenter declared: “She’s going to be worse than Ed.”
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The political commentator immediately agreed, branding Fahnbulleh “the stuff of nightmares”.
He remarked: “You don’t want zealots or extremists anywhere near government. You just don’t want net zero anywhere near government. You certainly don’t want a cabinet minister dealing with it.”
He described Fahnbulleh as an “extreme, left-wing nutter”, insisting this is a matter that needs to be taken seriously.
Kiszely added: “I was thinking about Andy Burnham’s record in Manchester, it’s getting clearer by the day and it’s a really terrible record. Also, in terms of who he’s appointed, I expected him to take away all the Starmer people.
“This particular appointment is really, really worrying because I don’t see any control on her. I see everybody around her egging her on and I think this is going to be catastrophic for us.”
Darren Jones, Steve Reed, Peter Kyle, Liz Kendall, and Nick Thomas-Symonds have also all left their posts.
