Jeremy Clarkson gives brutal one-word verdict on Andy Burnham

The former Top Gear and Grand Tour star is based in Oxfordshire, running Diddly Squat Farm near Chadlington and owning The Farmer’s Dog pub in Asthall.

Mr Clarkson has recently returned to screens with the release of Clarkson’s Farm series five on Prime Video throughout this month.

The 66-year-old has now been asked on social media whether Andy Burnham would be “worse than Starmer” if he takes over the Labour leadership.

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Yes

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) June 29, 2026

On X, Mr Clarkson replied with a single word: “Yes.”

The TV presenter did not elaborate on the post, but the blunt response sits alongside a series of criticisms he has levelled at Sir Keir Starmer’s government.

These being particularly over inheritance tax plans impacting family farms and what he sees as policies undermining the countryside.

Mr Burnham is widely expected to secure the Labour leadership in the coming weeks after Sir Keir confirmed he would step down.

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Jeremy Clarkson. (Image: PA)

With this in mind, attention has already turned to how his programme might differ from the outgoing Prime Minister’s agenda.

In his first major Westminster speech, the former Greater Manchester Mayor set out an ambitious vision for a “rewired Britain”.

This includes a proposed “No 10 North” in Manchester and the largest transfer of powers away from Whitehall in modern times.

Mr Burnham has promised deeper devolution, more regional investment and an expanded role for the state in rebuilding the economy, with plans for the biggest council house building drive since the post-war era and reforms to utilities and transport.