So, Andy Burnham, the guy who's been playing footsie with the woke left for years, suddenly wants to be your 'moderate' savior? Yeah, pull the other one, mate. This dude's latest stunt? Showing up at some hugbox event with the Green Party and Lib Dems – the two parties that make even Labour look fiscally responsible and grounded in reality. Peak cringe, tbh.

This 'Change:Now' event, hosted by the lefty echo chamber Compass, is basically a circle-jerk for people who think proportional representation is a good idea. Newsflash: it’s how you get the Monster Raving Loony Party in Parliament. Compass's head honcho, Neal Lawson, is basically Burnham's hype man. Color me shocked.

But here's the kicker: remember when everyone was screaming about the Green Party's 'minor' antisemitism problem? Two Green candidates in London got nicked for posting spicy takes online. Apparently, Burnham missed the memo, or just doesn't care. Free speech absolutists, UNITE!

Luke Akehurst, bless his heart, actually called this out. He's got a point, though: maybe don't hang out with people who can't help but retweet blatant hate speech. You'd think that'd be a bare minimum requirement for anyone aspiring to national leadership.

Then there's the anonymous Labour MP who’s probably updating their CV as we speak. They rightfully pointed out that Burnham was already getting cozy with Corbyn (YIKES) and now he's cosplaying as a uniter of leftoids? Talk about reading the room wrong. (Narrator: they are correct.)

Burnham, of course, is silent. His people are spinning this as him 'advancing progressive ideas.' Sure, Jan. It's more like he's auditioning for a spot in the next Lib Dem-Green coalition government. Maybe he thinks he can be the next Nick Clegg? Good luck with that, pal.

Honestly, the whole thing is just sad. Burnham clearly thinks he's playing 4D chess, but he's really just tripping over his own feet. He's trying to appeal to everyone, which means he's appealing to no one. You can't be all things to all people, especially when you're trying to pander to people who think gas stoves are a human rights violation.

Proportional representation is the kind of garbage that would give the SNP even more power. No thanks. That's the kind of genius idea these people are peddling. Burnham is buying it wholesale. The entire thing is cope of the highest order because the Labour party has become unelectable. And Burnham is just another lemming.