The incoming British leader Andy Burnham won't face any public vote on his, or his party's, leadership, he'll be appointed by them directly. He portrays himself as a "Man of the people" but there is a much darker side. Burnham supported the illegal and catastrophic war in Iraq, a war based on lies and manipulated reality. Burnham later proclaimed "it was a mistake" to support the War, a mistake which cost the lives of over a million innocent people? Whats most cynical is, Burnham also voted, repeatedly, to stop any enquires into the calamatous war where 136 British troops were killed in action and thousands were injured. Heres the facts- October 22, 2003 (early post-invasion period): Voted against setting up a judicial inquiry into the war and in favour of a motion stating a judicial inquiry was “not necessary.” June 4, 2003: Voted against a motion for a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Inquiry. July 16, 2003: Voted against considering the Foreign Affairs Committee Report on Iraq. March 9, 2004: Voted against a motion on the Attorney-General’s legal advice regarding the war. October 31, 2006: Voted against setting up a select committee inquiry and in favour of rejecting one. June 11, 2007 and March 25, 2008: Voted against Opposition Day motions calling for an Iraq Inquiry and in favour of government lines that it was “not the right time" March 25, 2009: Voted against a motion stating there was “no reasonable impediment” to an inquiry. June 24, 2009: One exception — he voted in favour of welcoming the Iraq Inquiry (this was around the time Gordon Brown announced the Chilcot Inquiry) November 30, 2016: Voted against an investigation into contrasts between public statements and private policy on Iraq. Mr nice guy indeed.