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A critical three weeks for Burnham

The New Statesman Podcast by The New Statesman

Jun 25, 20261:06:54News & Politics

From a by-election victory in Wigan, to the resignation of Keir Starmer, to an Avanti West Coast train bound for London, tracked by news helicopters - Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster has been a remarkable spectacle....

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A critical three weeks for Burnham is an episode from The New Statesman Podcast by The New Statesman. From a by-election victory in Wigan, to the resignation of Keir Starmer, to an Avanti West Coast train bound for London, tracked by news h...

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