'Awful' Andy Burnham skewered over Brexit U-turn: 'Disinformation!'

'Awful' Andy Burnham skewered over Brexit U-turn: 'Disinformation!' Reform spokesperson Zia Yusuf called out the Labour leader in a scathing rant. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Megan Bull 09:22, Mon, Oct 12, 2026 Updated: 09:23, Mon, Oct 12, 2026 Andy Burnham has been accused of spreading 'disinformation' during the Makerfield election (Image: Getty) Andy Burnham has been accused of spreading "misinformation" and doing "anything to get elected" in a scathing rant by Reform's Zia Yusuf . Appearing on GB News on Monday (12 October), the politician didn't hold back as he addressed the prime minister's recent claims that Russia had interfered in the Brexit referendum via social media disinformation. "Well, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, but Andy Burnham has provided not a shred of evidence," Yusuf explained. "I want to draw GB News viewers' attention to some confirmed disinformation in a very important election, which happened only a few months ago: his own election in Makerfield. "Mr Burnham himself injected serious disinformation into that campaign because he made a promise to the people of Makerfield, who voted overwhelmingly for Brexit , that he would not relitigate the argument about Brexit , that he would not re-run Brexit arguments; that's a direct quote from him. That he would not try to take Britain back into the European Union . Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT "Within months of winning that election in Makerfield and making himself the prime minister on that premise, he is already U-turning on that. And that is in the public domain; we have clear evidence for that. More people voted for Brexit in this country than have voted for anything in the history of this country in a single election," Yusuf continued. "For him to be doing this now, I think, is really awful, but it's why people have such a dim view of career politicians. They will say and do anything to get elected." Following Yusuf's comments, GB News viewers reacted on X. "Always believe the opposite of anything that comes out of Andy Burnham's mouth," replied one. "People of Makerfield should sack him and have a new election," suggested a second. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Meanwhile, a third quipped, "I think that's just the status quo for the Labour politicians. U-turns, backtracking, reversals, any lie to get them in power, then anything to do the opposite." Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Labour minister skewered in fiery GMB Brexit row – 'This waffle is embarrassing' Andy Burnham to announce bombshell Brexit betrayal over 'new EU deal' 'More people have voted for Brexit than any other vote in the history of this country.' Reform UK Home Affairs spokesman @ZiaYusufUK calls out the Prime Minister for backtracking on promise not to “rerun” Brexit arguments. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 https://t.co/q9NGCn0Iic — GB News (@GBNEWS) October 12, 2026 It was in Monday's (12 October) episode of the Rest is Politics podcast that Burnham shared his belief that Russia had interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. Revealing that he had requested an assessment of the Kremlin's role after becoming prime minister in July, he said: "I've had the clear answer that, yes, there was." "These things are important now to put clearly on the record, and I believe help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely, Russia," he continued. "I think we've been too much on the back foot on that actually, and we haven't informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas." GB News Andy Burnham Zia Yusuf Reform UK Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments