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IrelandPoliticsJOE puts Burnham into a deepfake Brexit exchange
The satirical PMQs edit centers on free movement, trade negotiations and whether Britain should revisit its relationship with the EU.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 196,078 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (18,457).
HIGHLIGHTS: Andy Burnham HAMMERS Kemi Badenoch over Brexit failings at PMQs
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- 0:05Badenoch asks whether the prime minister wants a referendum on rejoining the EU.
- 1:43The deepfake response emphasizes improved EU trading terms for businesses and agriculture while retaining manifesto red lines.
- 2:39Badenoch argues that the government benefits from Brexit freedoms and raises cabinet disagreements over free movement.
- 5:55The response assigned to Burnham cites business organizations supporting the government's negotiating approach.
- 8:50Asked to rule out another EU or single-market referendum, the edited response reiterates adherence to the manifesto.
Kemi Badenoch's opening question is direct: does the prime minister want a referendum on rejoining the EU? What follows on PoliticsJOE looks like a familiar Commons exchange, but with an important difference: this is a satirical deepfake edit, with Andy Burnham's face inserted into the prime minister's role, not an unaltered recording of his answers.
The upload has drawn roughly 158,000 views in 15 hours, putting it well ahead of the channel's usual start for a regular video. Its comment section has already attracted several times the channel's usual full-day total.
Under the title "HIGHLIGHTS: Andy Burnham HAMMERS Kemi Badenoch over Brexit failings at PMQs", the edit builds around a distinction between improving Britain's EU trading arrangements and reopening the membership question. Badenoch presses for clarity on free movement and another referendum; the responses assigned to Burnham emphasize better terms for businesses and agriculture while maintaining manifesto commitments.
The final exchange returns to that unresolved distinction. Badenoch asks for a definitive rejection of another referendum on the EU or single market, while the edited prime ministerial response again points to the manifesto rather than offering the categorical answer she seeks.
British politician who has led the Conservative Party and served as Leader of the Opposition since 2024.
More on Wikipedia ›Britain's prime minister and Labour Party leader since July 2026. He previously served as mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026.
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- Channel
- PoliticsJOE
- Subscribers
- 773,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 895,289
- Channel views, pace per day
- 96,807 (on a normal day: 114,470)
- Video published
- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 157,620 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 196,078
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The Brexit edit is running far ahead of PoliticsJOE's usual opening pace for regular videos. Its comments have also exceeded the channel's normal first-day total.
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In which year did the UK hold its referendum on leaving the EU?
The UK's EU membership referendum took place on June 23, 2016.